title: [Acute cholecystitis: percutaneous transhepatic drainage].
abstract: Despite emerging endoscopic techniques for treatment of gallbladder diseases the operative cholecystectomy is the treatment of choice in acute cholecystitis. Percutaneous cholecystostomy is an alternative treatment modality in poor surgical risk patients. In 19 out of 36 patients with percutaneous cholecystostomy no subsequent cholecystectomy was performed. A long-term observation of these 19 patients showed normal function of the gallbladder in ultrasound studies, thus percutaneous drainage can be a definitive treatment for acute cholecystitis in selected cases.
authors.affiliation: Radiologische Klinik und Poliklinik, Klinikum Grosshadern, München.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Berger
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hilbertz
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Forst
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pratschke
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D004322:Drainage / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy
vernacular_title: Akute Cholezystitis: Perkutane transhepatische Drainage.