title: Percutaneous cholecystostomy and cholangiography in patients with obstructive jaundice.
abstract: Direct puncture and drainage of the gallbladder were found to be feasible in a patient with obstructive jaundice. The technique appears to be safe and free of major complications, even in patients considered to be extremely poor surgical risks.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002758:Cholangiography; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011677:Punctures