Abstract
Percutaneous transhepatic choledochoscopy and cholecystoscopy have a growing place
in the interventional radiology suite. Patients with indwelling tubes who may have
once been left with limited options for stone extraction, targeted biopsy, and/or
chronic biliary stricture can now have comprehensive care of their disease process
by an interventional radiologist. There are a variety of low-profile and large-profile
devices available in the hospital that can be repurposed for use in the biliary system
and gallbladder. In many situations, these tools can be used to render patients with
limited transoral endoscopic options and chronic indwelling tubes, tube free. This
article provides an introduction to biliary endoscopy and cholecystoscopy and their
role for the interventional radiologist.
Keywords
percutaneous endoscopy - biliary endoscopy - cholecystoscopy - choledochoscopy - lithotripsy
- biliary stricture - laser
