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percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-006501

A procedure to x-ray the hepatic and common bile ducts. A contrasting agent is injected through the skin into the liver or bile duct, and the ducts are then x-rayed to find the point of obstruction. Also called PTC.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-006501
FieldOncology and biomedicine
SynonymsPTC
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A procedure to x-ray the hepatic and common bile ducts. A contrasting agent is injected through the skin into the liver or bile duct, and the ducts are then x-rayed to find the point of obstruction. Also called PTC.",
  "synonyms": [
    "PTC"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/percutaneous-transhepatic-cholangiography/"
}

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