title: Sonographically guided percutaneous cholecystostomy performed in dogs and pigs.
abstract: An ultrasound-guided percutaneous cholecystostomy was attempted in six dogs and seven pigs. The pig was a more suitable laboratory animal since the biliary anatomy of swine is similar to that of humans; the anteriorly located gallbladder was ideal for puncture. Use of a single-stick catheter was preferable to a guidewire exchange technique.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002404:Catheterization; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000601:surgery; D003137:Common Bile Duct Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D004285:Dogs; D004322:Drainage; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000601:surgery*; D013552:Swine; D014463:Ultrasonography