title: Emergency endoscopic nasobiliary drainage without the aid of fluoroscopy.
abstract: Endoscopic nasobiliary drainage without the aid of fluoroscopy, as an emergency procedure, was performed successfully in four patients with severe calculous cholangitis. There were no complications. All the patients improved and three were taken for definitive surgery later.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatology, Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh.
authors.forename: Y K
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Chawla
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Dilawari
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde / Q000295:instrumentation; D002761:Cholangitis / Q000628:therapy*; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016717:Sphincterotomy, Endoscopic