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Radiology, Vol 195, 163-167, Copyright © 1995 by Radiological Society of North America

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Biliary intervention by means of percutaneous puncture of the antecolic jejunal loop

LJ Perry, KR Stokes, WD Lewis, RL Jenkins and ME Clouse
Department of Radiological Sciences, New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, MA 02215.

PURPOSE: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of biliary intervention performed by means of percutaneous transjejunal access. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In 28 patients with conventional antecolic Roux-en-Y choledochojejunostomy or hepaticojejunostomy loops, 41 attempts were made at direct percutaneous entry into the jejunal loop. Indications for previous surgery included sclerosing cholangitis, orthotopic liver transplantation, cholangiocarcinoma, bypass of benign iatrogenic strictures, and bypass of choledochal cyst. Roux-en-Y loops were directly accessed with single-wall, 19-gauge needles after localization by review of previous cholangiograms or computed tomographic (CT) scans and localization of surgical clips with fluoroscopy. RESULTS: The transjejunal approach was successful in 36 of 41 attempts. In 30 cases, transhepatic puncture was entirely avoided. There were four minor complications and one major complication of biliary sepsis. No procedure-related deaths occurred. CONCLUSION: This transjejunal approach is an effective and safe route for a variety of percutaneous biliary procedures in patients with biliary-enteric anastomoses.


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