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Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography
Pronunciation
Definition 1
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. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
The evaluation of the liver and biliary tree using a contrast agent injected directly into the liver. (NCI Thesaurus)
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