Total Fluoroscopy Time Reduction During Ultrasound- and Fluoroscopy-Guided Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Drainage Procedure: Importance of Adjusting the Puncture Angle

21 November 2021 : Clinical Research

Aleksandar N. Filipović^12ABDEF*, Dragan Mašulović^12ACDEF, Miloš Zakošek^1BCDF, Tamara Filipović^23ACDEF, Danijel Galun^24ABDEF

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.933889

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e933889

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Table 2 Total fluoroscopy time in relation to the examined parameters.

Parameter	n	Total fluoroscopy time	p*
Tortuosity
Yes	26	209.38±143.12	0.002
No	101	124.66±109.28	0.002
Metastases
Yes	12	168.83±70.92	0.040
No	115	139.21±125.30	0.040
Multiple strictures
Yes	26	329.46±129.15	<0.001
No	101	93.75±53.74	<0.001
Number of puncture
1	123	135.98±112.10	0.063
2	4	327.50±244.56	0.063
Puncture angle >30 and mild bile duct dilatation
Yes	8	284.25±163.95	0.002
No	10	104.90±66.97	0.002
^* Mann-Whitney test.

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