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cholecystotomy/cholecystostomy
Indications:
- gallbladder disease
- acute acalculous cholecystitis
- *patients at high risk for cholecystectomy [1]
Procedures:
- percutaneous procedure places a catheter draining the gallbladder
Complications:
- relapsing acute cholecystitits (12%) [1]
General
biliary tract surgery
References
- 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: 24548617