| Autor: |
Teplick, Steven K., Goldstein, Robert C., Richardson, Paul A., Haskin, Pamela H., Wilson, Audrey R., Corvasce, Joseph M., Ring, Ernest J., Wolferth, Charles C. |
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JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association; September 1980, Vol. 244 Issue: 11 p1240-1242, 3p |
| Abstrakt: |
IN RECENT years, percutaneous transluminal angioplasty has become recognized as a useful, safe procedure for the treatment of peripheral vascular disease.1-3 The introduction of the Gruntzig balloon catheter has extended the applications of percutaneous angioplasty to include dilatations of renal arteries in patients with renovascular hypertension and of coronary arteries in patients with coronary artery disease.4-6Balloon catheters also have been used to dilate strictures in other areas of the body such as the genitourinary and gastrointestinal tracts as well as the biliary system. Dilatation of bile duct strictures by balloon catheter has been reported,7 and balloon choledochoplasty possibly could be as useful as balloon angioplasty. The following case report is an example of its usefulness.Report of a CaseA 67-year-old man underwent cholecystectomy in May 1978 for cholecystitis and jaundice. At surgery, a partial obstruction of the common hepatic duct just distal to the hepatic duct bifurcation |
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