Abstract
dc:descriptionIN A PERIOD OF 2.5 YEARS PTC WAS PERFORMED IN 33 PATIENTS IN THE X-RAY DEPARTMENT OF "G. HATJICOSTA" DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL, IOANNINA GREECE. THE EXAMINATION WAS PERFORMED FOR THE INVESTIGATION OF JAUNDICE. IT WAS SUCCESSFUL IN 29 PATIENTS WITH A SUCCESS RATE OF 87,8%. COMPLICATIONS WERE MINOR CONSISTING OF FEVER IN TWO PATIENTS. BILE WAS FOUND IN THE PERITONEAL CAVITY AT OPERATION INTWO OTHERWISE ASYMPTOMATIC PATIENTS. SIXTEEN PATIENTS WERE SUBSEQUENTLY OPERATED UPON AND THE RADIOLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS WAS CONFIRMED IN FIFTEEN OF THEM. OLDAGE AND POOR PHYSICAL CONDITION WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SMALL NUMBER OF PATIENTS WHO WERE SUBJECTED TO SURGERY. IN OUR EXPERIENCE PTC IS A QUICK, INEXPENSIVE, EASILY PERFORMED METHOD WITHOUT ANY SIGNIFICANT RISK. IT'S VERY USEFUL FOR THE INVESTIGATION OF PATIENTS WITH JAUNDICE AND OTHER BILLIARY PATHOLOGY ANDCAN BE PERFORMED IN EVERY HOSPITAL WITH BASIC X-RAY EQUIPMENT. NO SPECIAL OPERATOR'S EXPERIENCE OR SKILL IS ESSENTIAL.
Degree
thesis:*- Grantor dc:publisher
- University of Ioannina
- Year dc:date
- 1986
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Authors dc:creator
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- Kokkinakis, H.
- Κοκκινάκης, Χαράλαμπος
Subjects
dc:subject × 16Rights
- Language dc:language
- gre
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Identifier
- 10.12681/eadd/0280
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:10442/0280