[Computer tomography (CT) in the choice of treatment and the planning of percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage in obstructive jaundice due to tumour (author's transl)].
We have performed percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage on 27 patients; of these, thirteen were examined by CT before and after the procedure. Our experience suggests that CT or sonography is indicated every case of obstruction due to tumour in order to: 1. Decide on treatment by a non-invasive method thereby saving the patient an unnecessary laparotomy  and 2. Plan the biliary drainage accurately, leading to the lowest possible number of complications.
D000368:Aged; D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001651:Cholestasis, Extrahepatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Computertomographie (CT) beim tumorbedingten Verschlussikterus zur Therapieentscheidung und zur Planung der perkutantranshepatischen Gallenwegsdrainage (PTCD).