Fölsch U R, Erkelenz I, Schuster R, Creutzfeldt W
Rontgenblatter. 1978 Aug;31(8):471-5.
Experiences with the modified percutaneous transhepatic Cholangiography (PTC) with the CHIBA-needle ("skinny-needle") are evaluated and reported. The procedure is successul in almost all cases with dilated bile ducts. Therefore a failure to opacify the bile ducts with this method suggests an intrahepatic cause of cholestasis. No serious side effects have been observed in 45 cases.