Is There Anesthesia For PTCD?

Aug 20, 2022

Percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTCD) is a technique in which a catheter is placed in the biliary tract through the liver under the guidance of radiography (X-ray fluoroscopy or B-ultrasound). For many biliary diseases, PTCD is the treatment of choice and can be palliative.

Prior to treatment, local anesthesia (1% lidocaine, local infiltration anesthesia) was administered to the puncture site. You need not fear, PTCD as a minimally invasive surgery, local anesthesia is sufficient to achieve satisfactory analgesic effect.

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