PERCUTANEOUS TRANSHEPATIC CHOLANGIOGRAM

Course overview

THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS SALIENT DETAILS REGARDING BILE DUCT ACCESS VIA NEEDLE PUNCTURE THROUGH THE BODY WALL AND LIVER VIA PERCUTANEOUS TRANSHEPATIC CHOLANGIOGRAPHY (PTC). THIS ACTIVITY DISCUSSES THE INDICATIONS, CONTRAINDICATIONS, ADVERSE EVENTS, AND OTHER KEY ELEMENTS OF USE OF PTC IN THE CLINICAL SETTING AS IT RELATES TO THE ESSENTIAL POINTS NEEDED BY MEMBERS OF AN INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM MANAGING THE CARE OF PATIENTS THAT REQUIRE THIS PROCEDURE.