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World J Radiol. May 28, 2016; 8(5): 518-529
Published online May 28, 2016. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v8.i5.518
Published online May 28, 2016. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v8.i5.518
Radiological interventions in malignant biliary obstruction
Kumble Seetharama Madhusudhan, Shivanand Gamanagatti, Deep Narayan Srivastava, Arun Kumar Gupta, Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India
Author contributions: Madhusudhan KS and Gamanagatti S collected the data and wrote the paper; Srivastava DN and Gupta AK edited the paper.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest for this article.
Correspondence to: Shivanand Gamanagatti, MD, Additional Professor, Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India. shiv223@gmail.com
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Received: September 8, 2015
Peer-review started: September 9, 2015
First decision: October 27, 2015
Revised: January 25, 2016
Accepted: March 7, 2016
Article in press: March 9, 2016
Published online: May 28, 2016
Processing time: 253 Days and 0.2 Hours
Peer-review started: September 9, 2015
First decision: October 27, 2015
Revised: January 25, 2016
Accepted: March 7, 2016
Article in press: March 9, 2016
Published online: May 28, 2016
Processing time: 253 Days and 0.2 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Malignant biliary obstruction is a common cause of jaundice and frequently needs percutaneous radiological interventions as a part of pre-operative or palliative treatment. Various techniques are available for biliary drainage and tumor palliation. The indications, technique, advantages and complications of each of the procedures are presented in this review.