title: Biliary reconstruction by using a long stent.
abstract: The possibility of biliary reconstruction in a patient with advanced cholangiocarcinoma is discussed. The technique involves internal-internal drainage from both sides of the hepatic lobes using a stiff guidewire under ultrasound guidance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sawada
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Oshima
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Harima
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakamura
mesh_terms: D002759:Adenoma, Bile Duct / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D000368:Aged; D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D001653:Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic; D002758:Cholangiography; D004322:Drainage / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007440:Intubation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants