Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography (PTC) for bile duct cancer . A percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography (per-kew-tay-nee-us trans-hep-attic col-an-jee-og-raf-ee) is a way of looking at your ...

Bile duct cancer is identified, diagnosed, and staged with the help of tests that analyze bile ducts and neighboring organs. ... PTC. PTC is a method used to X-ray the bile ducts and the liver.

A PTC is a way of looking at your bile ducts using x-rays. Your doctor injects some local anaesthetic into the right side of your abdomen. This makes the area numb. They then use x-rays to help them ...

Various tests are used to diagnose bile duct cancer, including liver function tests, tumor markers, ultrasound, CT scan, MRI, ...