Percutaneous transhepatic removal of a common bile duct stone after mono-octanoin infusion.
Small biliary calculi discovered after the T-tube track has closed can be removed with a percutaneous transhepatic biliary catheter. Mono-octanoin can be used to reduce the size of large calculi for percutaneous extraction.
D000368:Aged; D002210:Caprylates; D002404:Catheterization; D002758:Cholangiography; D042882:Gallstones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D005989:Glycerides / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011677:Punctures
D002210:Caprylates; D005989:Glycerides; C025343:monooctanoin