cholecystotomy/cholecystostomy
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Indications
- gallbladder disease
- acute acalculous cholecystitis
- patients at high risk for cholecystectomy[1]
- acute acalculous cholecystitis
Procedure
- percutaneous procedure places a catheter draining the gallbladder
Complications
- relapsing acute cholecystitits (12%)[1]
More general terms
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chang YR et al. Percutaneous cholecystostomy for acute cholecystitis in patients with high comorbidity and re-evaluation of treatment efficacy. Surgery 2014 Apr; 155:615 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24548617