Percutaneous cholecystostomy
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Current Status of Percutaneous Cholecystostomy for the Management of Cholecystitis
Acute cholecystitis can arise in two distinct patient populations: (1) the relatively healthy ambulatory patient who develops acute inflammation of the gallbladder as a result of gallstones and (2) the critically ill, hospitalized patient who may or may not have gallstones. For most patients with acute calculous cholecystitis, surgical removal of the gallbladder is the preferred treatment optio...
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AIM OF THE STUDY The aim of this retrospective study was to report the results of percutaneous cholecystostomy in a selected group of high-risk patients with contraindications of general anesthesia. PATIENTS AND METHODS From October 1995 to December 1999, a percutaneous cholecystostomy was performed in 29 patients with acute cholecystitis. There were 20 women and nine men with a mean age of 8...
متن کاملThe efficacy of percutaneous cholecystostomy in critically ill patients.
Percutaneous cholecystostomy (PC) has been proposed as a method of biliary decompression in critically ill patients with acute cholecystitis. We evaluated the efficacy of PC in this setting. The charts of 33 critically ill patients (mean age 52, range 5-87) who underwent PC for suspected acute cholecystitis were retrospectively examined. Univariate analysis was performed to identify which patie...
متن کاملPercutaneous cholecystostomy in the management of acute cholecystitis.
BACKGROUND The mainstay of therapy for acute cholecystitis is cholecystectomy, which has a mortality of 14-30% in high risk patients. An alternative approach in patients suffering from acute cholecystitis with contraindications to emergency surgery is percutaneous cholecystostomy. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy and safety of percutaneous cholecystostomy as the initial treatment of acute c...
متن کاملQuality improvement guidelines for percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography, biliary drainage, and percutaneous cholecystostomy.
THE membership of the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Standards of Practice Committee represents experts in a broad spectrum of interventional procedures from both the private and academic sectors of medicine. Generally Standards of Practice Committee members dedicate the vast majority of their professional time to performing interventional procedures; as such they represent a valid b...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Roentgenology
سال: 1982
ISSN: 0361-803X,1546-3141
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.138.6.1133