[Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography, cholangiostomy and endoprosthesis of bile ducts in mechanical jaundice].

The following interventions were carried out in obstructive jaundice of various etiology: percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography in 186 cases (3.3% complications), temporary external drainage in 20, external-internal drainage in 8, and endoprosthesis of the bile ducts in 6 cases (17.6% of complications in endobiliary interventions).

[Echography and direct anterograde cholangiography in the diagnosis of mechanical jaundice].

A comparison of the data of echography, percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography and operative findings in 35 patients with obstructive jaundice was made. The complex use of the ultrasonic and radiopaque examination gave more exact information of the place and character of obstructive bile ducts and allowed to choose a rational method of treatment.