Portal vein embolization in the treatment of portal vein bleeding after percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage: A case report and literature review

Use of gelatin sponge to seal the biliary tract after percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage in patients with liver transplants

“…Many interventional and surgical treatment approaches can be used when such complications are observed. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] In daily practice, materials such as coils, liquid embolics, and vascular plugs may be used to close the biliary tract. One study demonstrated the efficacy of using a gelatin sponge to close the tract in patients with biliary drainage caused by benign or malignant diseases using a slightly different technique.…”