Percutaneous extraction of retained biliary T-tubes: a new technique.
Retained T-tubes are rare complications after biliary surgery. The authors present three cases of retained T-tubes in patients with transplanted liver that could not be removed by a standard manual traction. The authors describe a new simple percutaneous method that allows removal of these T-tubes without complication.
Department of Radiology and Interventional Radiology, Division of Diagnostic Imaging, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
Andrea
A
Ojanguren
Francesco
F
Doenz
Salah D
SD
Qanadli
David C
DC
Madoff
Nermin
N
Halkic
Bertrand
B
Bessoud
Alban
A
Denys
D000328:Adult; D001662:Biliary Tract Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002404:Catheterization; D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications