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A member asked:

Are there any risks of percutaneous cholangiography?

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Several: Bile may leak out of the bile ducts, infection an bleeding are the most common.

Dr Brown agreed

Answered 12/31/2011

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Always: always risk if bleeding, infection and bile leakage. always serious injury may occur.

Answered 12/23/2018

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