Use of a T tube as an endoprosthesis for internal biliary drainage.
A technique is described for the percutaneous transhepatic placement of a T tube into the bile ducts. The short limbs are placed in the right and left hepatic ducts, and the long limb is passed through the malignant obstruction into the duodenum, creating an endoprosthesis for internal drainage.
D002780:Cholestasis, Intrahepatic / Q000601:surgery*; D004322:Drainage / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007440:Intubation / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged