A multihole catheter for maintaining longterm percutaneous antegrade biliary drainage.
The use of multihole catheters to achieve longterm antegrade biliary drainage in 43 patients with obstructive jaundice is described. Catheters were positioned with sideholes both above and below an obstruction and continued patency maintained. Better results were obtained using larger diameters and larger sideholes.
D002759:Adenoma, Bile Duct / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D001646:Bile; D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D002758:Cholangiography; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D004322:Drainage / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011677:Punctures; D013997:Time Factors