title: Reply to letter: "comments on the article about the evaluation of the results of percutaneous cholecystostomy versus cholecystectomy".
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Education, Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation, La Crosse, WI Department of Research, Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation, La Crosse, WI Department of General and Vascular Surgery, Gundersen Lutheran Health System, La Crosse, WI, snkothar@gundluth.org.
authors.forename: Travis J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Jacob G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Manske
authors.forename: Michelle A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Mathiason
authors.forename: Kara J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Kallies
authors.forename: Shanu N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Kothari
mesh_terms: D041881:Cholecystitis, Acute / Q000601:surgery*; D002767:Cholecystostomy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male