Abstract
Common bile duct (CBD) stone is a prevalent disease. As a novel treatment for CBD stone in China, percutaneous transhepatic papillary balloon dilation (PTPBD) has shown some advantages compared with other modalities. However, many components of the procedure remains unclear, including indications, contraindications, patient preparation, bile duct puncture, papillary dilation, imaging interpretation, and complication management.In order to standardize the clinic practice of PTPBD, Chinese College of Interventionalists organized a committee, including interventional radiologists, digestive physicians and general surgeons, and commissioned this criterion.
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