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21 November 2021: Clinical Research

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

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

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

ParameternTotal fluoroscopy timep*
Tortuosity
 Yes26209.38±143.120.002
 No101124.66±109.28
Metastases
 Yes12168.83±70.920.040
 No115139.21±125.30
Multiple strictures
 Yes26329.46±129.15
 No10193.75±53.74
Number of puncture
 1123135.98±112.100.063
 24327.50±244.56
Puncture angle >30 and mild bile duct dilatation
 Yes8284.25±163.950.002
 No10104.90±66.97
* Mann-Whitney test.

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