Correlation of the site of obstruction with the lesion by fine-needle percutaneous cholangiography.
The use of fine-needle percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography is becoming a standard procedure for investigating jaundiced patients undergoing surgery. The results of this procedure in 40 patients investigated at the Johannesburg Hospital show the importance of correlating the site of obstruction with the nature of the lesion.
D002758:Cholangiography / Q000379:methods; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D009339:Needles