title: Peroral radiographic placement of biliary stents.
abstract: The authors describe a modification of peroral-transhepatic placement of biliary stents for patients with malignant biliary obstruction. A stent is "pulled" into place perorally. The procedure can be performed with simple, readily available commercial materials. An endoscopist is not required. This method is cost-effective, less cumbersome, and easier to perform than the standard methods. In the authors' four cases, this modified approach appears equally effective.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Aga Khan University Medical Center, Karachi, Pakistan.
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Bley
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ahmad
mesh_terms: D001652:Bile Ducts; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D002758:Cholangiography; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D015607:Stents