title: Percutaneous gallbladder drainage in emphysematous cholecystitis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Westeinde Hospital, Lijnbaan, The Hague, Netherlands.
authors.forename: W B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Slot
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Ooms
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Van der Werf
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Puylaert
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000601:surgery*; D002767:Cholecystostomy; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D004646:Emphysema / Q000601:surgery*; D005704:Gallbladder; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male