Percutaneous gallbladder drainage in emphysematous cholecystitis.
Emphysematous cholecystitis is a serious disorder with a high mortality and morbidity. We report successful drainage of the gallbladder in a male diabetic patient with emphysematous cholecystitis in whom surgery was considered contraindicated because of his poor cardiac status.
Slot
W B
WB
Department of Medicine, Westeinde Hospital, Lijnbaan, The Hague, Netherlands.
Ooms
H W
HW
Van der Werf
S D
SD
Puylaert
J B
JB
D000368:Aged; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000601:surgery*; D002767:Cholecystostomy; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D004646:Emphysema / Q000601:surgery*; D005704:Gallbladder; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male