The Role of Interventional Radiology in the Management of Biliary Disease.

Interventional radiologists are an important part of a multidisciplinary team for the management of patients with biliary disease. Minimally invasive image-guided procedures can diagnose, temporize, and treat patients presenting with a broad spectrum of disease, including acute, chronic, benign, and malignant etiologies. In certain cases, interventional radiologists may provide definitive therapy for this often-difficult patient population. Effective treatment of patients with biliary disease is predicated on cooperation and collaboration of a multidisciplinary team working together providing optimal treatment to achieve positive outcomes.