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Interventional radiology in the gallbladder.

E vanSonnenberg·G Casola·R R Varney·S Zakko·G R Wittich·J Cox·A F Hofmann
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This article is a pictorial review of the current status of interventional radiology of the gallbladder. The indications and technical aspects of various procedures are presented. Specifically discussed are: (1) needle puncture for percutaneous biopsy, withdrawal of bile for culture, or imaging of the biliary tract; (2) catheter insertion for decompression or abscess drainage; and (3) gallstone management via contact dissolution, fragmentation and basketing, or contact lithotripsy. The management of vagal hypotension and bile leak, the major complication of these procedures is also discussed.

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E vanSonnenberg, G Casola, R R Varney, S Zakko, G R Wittich, J Cox, A F Hofmann. 1989. Interventional radiology in the gallbladder.. https://doi.org/10.1148/radiographics.9.1.2643821

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