title: Percutaneous cholecystectomy in the human: a technical note.
abstract: A new procedure--percutaneous ablation of the gallbladder--is reported in 2 patients. In this technique, ethanol is injected into the gallbladder and bucrylate is injected into the cystic duct to produce necrosis of the gallbladder.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Scienze Radiologiche, I Cattedra, Università Degli Studi di Napoli, Italy.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Iaccarino
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Niola
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Porta
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000379:methods*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007483:Iothalamic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012597:Sclerosing Solutions / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D012597:Sclerosing Solutions; D007483:Iothalamic Acid; D000431:Ethanol