Ultrasound-guided percutaneous and transhepatic cholecystostomy: a complementary procedure to therapeutic endoscopy.
Percutaneous cholecystostomy is an expanding technique since the use of ultrasonography permits a precise puncture of the gall bladder. Cholecystitis is a classical complication of endoscopic maneuvers in the biliary tract or can be associated with obstructive jaundice. Following their results the authors conclude on the usefulness of percutaneous cholecystostomy as a complementary procedure to non-operative management of biliary diseases.
D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001660:Biliary Tract Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D002758:Cholangiography; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D004322:Drainage / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014463:Ultrasonography