Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography
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| Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography | |
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| Term | Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography |
| Short definition | percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography - (pronounced) (per-kyoo-TAY-nee-us TRANZ-heh-PA-tik koh-lan-jee-AH-gruh-fee) A procedure for x-raying the liver and common bile ducts. A dye is injected through the skin into the liver or bile duct, and the ducts are then X-rayed to find the site of the obstruction. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography - (pronounced) (per-kyoo-TAY-nee-us TRANZ-heh-PA-tik koh-lan-jee-AH-gruh-fee) A procedure for x-raying the liver and common bile ducts. A dye is injected through the skin into the liver or bile duct, and the ducts are then X-rayed to find the site of the obstruction. Also called PTC
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