Congress:
ECR24
Poster Number:
C-13618
Type:
EPOS Radiologist (scientific)
Authorblock:
G. Pellegrino, G. M. Rodà , V. Ascenti, S. Triggiani, S. A. Angileri, A. M. Ierardi, G. Carrafiello; Milan/IT
Disclosures:
Giuseppe Pellegrino:
Nothing to disclose
Giovanni Maria Rodà :
Nothing to disclose
Velio Ascenti:
Nothing to disclose
Sonia Triggiani:
Nothing to disclose
Salvatore Alessio Angileri:
Nothing to disclose
Anna Maria Ierardi:
Nothing to disclose
Gianpaolo Carrafiello:
Nothing to disclose
Keywords:
Abdomen, Biliary Tract / Gallbladder, Interventional non-vascular, Fluoroscopy, MR-Cholangiography, Percutaneous, Cholangiography, Lithotripsy, Treatment effects, Acute, Calcifications / Calculi, Outcomes
Compared to ERCP, PTL is invasive, time-consuming, and painful; nonetheless, it offers a less invasive alternative to open or laparoscopic surgeries, which are associated with greater complication risks. When using the EHL system, the wall of the biliary tract does not suffer any trauma, such as bleeding or hyperemia, ensuring a safe procedure. For this reason, percutaneous transhepatic lithotripsy with an electrohydraulic system demonstrated to be a safe and effective procedure, allowing an efficacious and direct visualization of the stones to treat, reducing the fluoroscopy time and offering the patients and physicians a less invasive and traumatic alternative to the canonical ERCP, especially in the case of "difficult" bile stones.