Abstract
Despite emerging endoscopic techniques for treatment of gallbladder diseases the operative cholecystectomy is the treatment of choice in acute cholecystitis. Percutaneous cholecystostomy is an alternative treatment modality in poor surgical risk patients. In 19 out of 36 patients with percutaneous cholecystostomy no subsequent cholecystectomy was performed. A long-term observation of these 19 patients showed normal function of the gallbladder in ultrasound studies, thus percutaneous drainage can be a definitive treatment for acute cholecystitis in selected cases.
| Translated title of the contribution | Percutaneous cholecystostomy for definitive treatment of acute cholecystitis |
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| Original language | German |
| Pages (from-to) | 176-178 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Bildgebung/Imaging |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| State | Published - 1993 |
| Externally published | Yes |