The "peel away" sheath in drainage procedures.
Traversing various tissues during drainage procedures may be difficult because of inadequate track development. We have successfully used the peel-away sheath, previously described in conjunction with vascular procedures, to facilitate the placement of larger, softer, and more pliable catheters through resistant parenchyma.
D001652:Bile Ducts; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007682:Kidney Pelvis; D014547:Urinary Diversion