Antegrade cholangioscopy via a percutaneous transhepatic approach–initial single-center experience
Percutaneous antegrade cholangioscopy using PTBD as an access route appears to be a viable and safe alternative in patients in whom the usual endoscopic retrograde approach failed or is anatomically not accessible. Larger, preferably multicenter studies are required to validate these preliminary single-center findings.
Authors
- Iakovos Amygdalos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5138-4214)
- Robert Siepmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4608-5180)
- Alexandra Barabasch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1744-6987)
- Till Herbold
- Marc Sebastian von der Stueck
- Anjali Anna Joy Roeth
- Christiane Kuhl
Institutions
- RWTH Aachen University (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Radiology
- Published
- 2026-01-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crad.2026.107246
- Primary Topic
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00