Alternative Names
PTCA; Cholangiogram – PTCA
Definition of Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiogram
A percutaneous transhepatic cholangiogram (PTCA) is an of the bile ducts inside and outside the liver. The x-ray is taken after contrast medium (dye) is injected directly into the bile ducts.
Review
David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and George F. Longstreth, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, San Diego, California. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc. – 3/5/2009
