Cholangiogram Catheter
Cholangiocath · Cholangiography Catheter · Cholangiogram Device
A long, thin catheter with a small tapered tip, connected by tubing to a stopcock where two syringes attach. laparoscopiclap-uh-roh-SKOP-ikDone through a few small cuts in the abdomen with a thin camera and long instruments, instead of one large opening.lapar/o abdomen-scopic viewingFull entry versions are rigid enough to pass through a 5 mm port or an introducer sheathSHEETHA covering that wraps around a structure; in procedures, a short hollow tube left in a blood vessel to pass catheters through.Full entry , often with an angled tip.
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What it’s for
For an intraoperativein-truh-OP-er-uh-tivHappening during surgery, from when the client is brought into the operating room until they are moved to recovery.intra- within, duringoperative of surgeryFull entry cholangiogram (x-ray of the bile ductbyle duktOne of the tubes that carry bile from the liver and gallbladder to the small intestine.Full entry ) during cholecystectomykoh-luh-sis-TEK-tuh-meeSurgery to remove the gallbladder.chol/e bilecyst/o sac, bladder-ectomy surgical removalFull entry . The surgeon nicks the cystic duct, slides the catheter in and holds it with a clip or a cholangiogram clamp; saline confirms flow, then diluted contrastKON-trastA dye or other substance given before an imaging test so body parts show up more clearly.Full entry is injected and x-ray or fluoroscopyfloo-ROS-kuh-peeAn x-ray method that shows moving pictures of the inside of the body in real time.fluor/o glowing (from the fluorescent screen)-scopy looking, viewingFull entry images are taken. Afterwards it is withdrawn and the cystic duct clipped.
Lengths and variants
Open and laparoscopiclap-uh-roh-SKOP-ikDone through a few small cuts in the abdomen with a thin camera and long instruments, instead of one large opening.lapar/o abdomen-scopic viewingFull entry versions; some with a balloon or a bulb tip, guidewire, or a percutaneous introducer.
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3 sources
- Goldman MA. Pocket Guide to the Operating Room. 3rd ed. Chapter 16 (Abdominal Extraintestinal Surgery), p. 154
- Frey KB, Ross T (AST). Surgical Technology for the Surgical Technologist. Chapter 14 (General Surgery), p. 470-471
- mediflex.com
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