title: [The results of a long-term follow-up of patients with a percutaneous cholecystostomy].
abstract: 19 out of 37 patients with percutaneous cholecystostomy were followed up for assessment of gallbladder function after percutaneous drainage. 17 out of 19 of the patients remained free from symptoms of gallbladder disease during a mean follow-up period of 25.8 months. Contractility of the gallbladder calculated by measurement of the sonographic diameter of the gallbladder with provocation tests was 62%. One patient was operated upon for choledocholithiasis three years after percutaneous cholecystostomy. Histology showed signs of chronic cholecystitis. It can be concluded that cholecystectomy is not routinely necessary after percutaneous cholecystostomy provided biliary excretion is normal.
authors.affiliation: Radiologische Klinik und Poliklinik, Universität München, Klinikum Grosshadern.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Berger
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leibl
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kohz
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Briegel
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pratschke
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D002767:Cholecystostomy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005860:Germany, West / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Ergebnisse einer Langzeitkontrolle von Patienten mit perkutaner Cholezystostomie.