Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography: Difference between revisions

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'''Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography''' ('''PTHC''') is a diagnostic test used to visualize the [[anatomy]] of the [[biliary tract]].<ref name="pmid11429953">{{cite journal |author=Park SJ, Han JK, Kim TK, Choi BI |title=Three-dimensional spiral CT cholangiography with minimum intensity projection in patients with suspected obstructive biliary disease: comparison with percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography |journal=Abdominal imaging |volume=26 |issue=3 |pages=281–6 |year=2001 |pmid=11429953 |doi=}}</ref> A contrast medium is injected into a bile duct in the [[liver]], after which [[x-ray]]s are taken.

==See also==

*[[Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography]]

==References==

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