PTCD

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PTCD
TermPTCD
Short definitionPTCD - A bile drainage procedure to relieve pressure in the bile ducts caused by a blockage. An x-ray of the liver and bile ducts locates the blockage in bile flow. 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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PTCD - A bile drainage procedure to relieve pressure in the bile ducts caused by a blockage. An x-ray of the liver and bile ducts locates the blockage in bile flow. Images taken by ultrasound show the placement of a stent (tube) that remains in the liver. The bile flows through the stent into the small intestine or into a collection bag outside the body. This procedure can relieve jaundice before surgery. Also called percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage and percutaneous transhepatic cholangiodrainage

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