Nasobiliary Drainage Catheter

A nasobiliary drainage catheter, also called a nasobiliary drainage tube, is the device for ENBD (endoscopic nasobiliary drainage): it is placed during ERCP and carries bile out through the nose. The purpose is temporary external drainage of the bile duct. Placement takes a duodenoscope and a guidewire, and the guidewire is not part of the set.

The uses on this page are cholangitis that needs decompression before a definitive procedure is planned, measuring bile output and flushing the duct after ERCP, a bridge to definitive stenting or surgery in an unstable patient, and a bile leak followed for a few days. The manufacturer states that the set is mostly used as a preoperative preparation. The decision to use it is the physician's.

At most 10 days. The purpose is temporary extracorporeal diversion, which is why the catheter is the choice when the bile output has to be measured and the duct flushed.

The set holds the drainage catheter, the nasal tube, the connection tube and the connector. They are supplied as a set and separately as parts. All parts are single use, and the probe is placed with an endoscope and a guidewire.

The page lists standard, pigtail and standard-plus-pigtail tips from 5 to 10 French. The set holds the drainage catheter, the nasal tube, the connection tube and the connector, and each part is also supplied separately. This page does not list catheter lengths.

ENBD carries bile out through the nose, so the output and its quality can be seen, the duct can be flushed, and the drain comes out without a second procedure. A plastic biliary stent drains the bile duct internally through the papilla, with no tube leaving the body. The choice is the physician's.

We do not publish a list price on this page. The price depends on the tip shape (standard or pigtail), the French size (5 to 10), whether you order the set or single parts, and the quantity. To get a quote, use the Request an export quote button in the Export and Bulk Orders block at the bottom of this page, and give the tip shape, the French size, the quantity and the destination country.

Melekırmak, an Istanbul-based medical device distributor, offers this nasobiliary drainage catheter. The manufacturer is Medi-Globe / Endo-Flex. It is supplied as a single-use set and as separate parts. For availability, documentation and lead time in your country, use the Request an export quote button at the bottom of this page and name the tip shape, the French size, the quantity and the destination country.