Percutaneous transhepatic embolization of biliary leakage with N-butyl cyanoacrylate

Indian J Radiol Imaging. 2012 Jan;22(1):19-22. doi: 10.4103/0971-3026.95398.

Abstract

Biliary leakage is a known complication after biliary surgery. In this report, we describe an uncommon treatment of a common biliary complication, wherein we used percutaneous transhepatic injection of N-butyl cyanoacrylate (NBCA) to treat a biliary leak in an 83-year-old patient.

Keywords: Biliary drainage; N-butyl cyanoacrylate; biliary leakage; percutaneous embolization; transhepatic embolization.

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  • Case Reports