Computed tomographic diagnosis of complications of transhepatic cholangiography and percutaneous biliary drainage.
Over a 12-month period we evaluated, using computed tomography, 11 patients suspected of having developed complications of biliary interventional procedures. CT scans revealed 3 hepatic abscesses, 3 intrahepatic or subcapsular hematomas, 3 bilomas, of which 2 were infected, 1 pancreatic abscess, and 1 case of extension of tumor along a biliary catheter tract. Computed tomography provided information which allowed very specific preoperative diagnoses and which guided plans for further evaluation and treatment.
D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002758:Cholangiography / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004322:Drainage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed