[A method of percutaneous transhepatic drainage and endoprosthesis of the bile ducts]

A technique of the external, external-internal and internal drainage (endoprosthesis) of bile ducts is described in detail. It was used in 75 patients with different diseases of organs of the hepato-pancreato-duodenal area. The method of the percutaneous transhepatic drainage and endoprostheses of bile ducts was standardized, the instruments necessary for transhepatic interventions on the biliary system being also determined.