Porcine model for the development of interventional techniques in the gallbladder.
A technique that permits repeated access to the porcine gallbladder through a surgically placed 18 French latex catheter is described and experience with this system in 22 swine is discussed. This porcine gallbladder model produces a reliable and reproducible means for studying clinically applicable interventional procedures.
Sullivan
K L
KL
Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107.
Gadacz
T R
TR
Mitchell
S E
SE
Anderson
J H
JH
Wunderlich
C
C
White
R I
RI
D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000601:surgery; D000818:Animals; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D002767:Cholecystostomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000601:surgery; D013552:Swine