title: Percutaneous biliary reconstruction: a report of two cases utilizing "blunt" recanalization and "rendezvous" techniques.
abstract: We present two cases where percutaneous transhepatic intervention provided initial and definitive therapy following early and late diagnosis of bile duct transection by blunt abdominal trauma.
authors.affiliation: Section of Vascular/Interventional Radiology, Memorial Hermann Hospital and The University of Texas Health Science Center, 6431 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77030, USA. mwallace@di.mdacc.tmc.edu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wallace
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Middlebrook
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde / Q000379:methods*; D003135:Common Bile Duct / Q000293:injuries*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*