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What are abnormal results of a percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography?
Abnormal results for a percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography are enlargement of bile ducts.
What are normal results of a percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography?
Normal results of a percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography are dye evenly distributed throughout the bile ducts.
How is the patient cared for after the percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography?
Patient aftercare for percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography involve monitoring vital signs and watching for complications. Bed rest for 6 hours.
What conditions may effect the outcome of a percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography?
The conditions of obesity, gas, and failure to fast can affect test results.
What is the medical term meaning examination of the bile duct structure using a needle to pass directly into an intrahepatic bile duct to inject a contrast medium?
The medical term for this procedure is "percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography" (PTC). It involves using a needle to pass through the liver to inject contrast medium into the bile ducts to visualize their structure.
Which test demonstrate choledocholithiasis?
transhepatic cholangiography
What is percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography?
an alternative to ERCP that involves the insertion of a long, flexible needle through the skin to the bile ducts; contrast dye is then injected into the ducts so that they may be visualized by x ray.
What are the precautions associated with percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography?
The precautions for having this x-ray test are allergic reactions to anesthetics, dyes used in medical tests, iodine, shellfish; those with cholangitis, massive ascites, bleeding disorders, diabetes.
How is the patient prepared for a percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography?
The patient is prepared by giving an I.V. antibiotic, they must fast overnight, they should stop taking medications (NSAIDs) a week before the procedure and they may be given a sedative just before the test.
What complications of the percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography are looked for after the procedure?
Possible complications after the test are itching, flushing, vomiting, fever, excessive saliva, serious allergic reactions to the dye, pain in the right abdomen/shoulder, dizziness, black or red stool.
Which medical conditions may be indicated by enlarged bile ducts on a percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography?
The medical conditions indicated by enlarged bile ducts on this x ray test are obstructive or non-obstructive jaundice, gallstones, hepatitis, cirrhosis, granulomatous disease, cancer.
What is a description of the percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography test procedure?
This x ray test involves injecting a special dye into the liver. Discomfort may exist in the upper right side of the back, hands and feet numb. The x-ray table and the patient are rotated. A fluoroscope x ray is taken.
