A Quality of Life Study in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Biliary Drainage

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with known malignancy presenting for treatment of biliary obstruction * Undergoing initial Interventional Radiology PBD procedure * Fluent in English to enable instrument completion * At least18 years of age * Must be physically and mentally capable of completing instruments * Must be able to comprehend and execute informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Patients will be excluded if: * Indication for drainage is acute, symptomatic cholangitis requiring an emergent procedure * Previous PBD procedure * Presence of an indwelling biliary stent * Medical or psychiatric condition that, in the judgment of the consenting professional, prevents appropriate comprehension and execution of either the informed consent or the study instruments