title: Percutaneous transhepatic cholangioscopy.
abstract: The authors present their experience with 39 cases of pre and postoperative percutaneous transhepatic cholangioscopy (PTCS), listing the indications and advantages of this new tool for the study of the biliary tract and the therapy of several pathological conditions that would otherwise be untreatable.
mesh_terms: D001660:Biliary Tract Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001661:Biliary Tract Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011300:Preoperative Care