A new method for nonsurgical cholecystolithotomy.
A new method of nonsurgical removal of gallbladder stones is presented herein. The method consists of two parts: a, ultrasonically guided percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage, and b, extraction of gallbladder stones using a choledochofiberscopic maneuver. The procedure is safe, less stressful than a surgical procedure and easy to perform. The method is useful for extremely ill or elderly patients and those who prefer not to undergo surgical treatment.
D000368:Aged; D002404:Catheterization; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000601:surgery*; D004322:Drainage; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods