Successful Treatment of Isolated Draining Intrahepatic Biliary Ducts in a Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipient Using Alcohol Sclerotherapy Darice Liu, MD, Antoinette S. Gomes, MD, Sue V. McDiarmid, MD Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology Volume 19, Issue 1, Pages 121-123 (January 2008) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2007.08.033 Copyright © 2008 SIR Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Contrast-enhanced CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis on postoperative day 26 demonstrates infarction of liver parenchyma at the most lateral region of the left side of the liver graft (asterisk). Dilated biliary ducts are noted in the right side of the liver graft (arrow). Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology 2008 19, 121-123DOI: (10.1016/j.jvir.2007.08.033) Copyright © 2008 SIR Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 (a) Percutaneous cholangiogram demonstrates the isolated collection of upper right-sided biliary ducts. The first session of serial alcohol ablation did not result in immediate fluoroscopic change in the appearance of the biliary ducts. However, subsequent clinical improvement was noted by the patient’s parents. (b) By the fourth and last session, the isolated biliary ducts were significantly smaller. (c) The external biliary catheter was removed and 1 mL of absolute alcohol was left in place. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology 2008 19, 121-123DOI: (10.1016/j.jvir.2007.08.033) Copyright © 2008 SIR Terms and Conditions