Cholecystostomy

11/01/2021 - "The APACHE IV scoring system showed that cholecystostomy is a safe and effective treatment for elderly high-risk patients with acute cholecystitis."
06/01/2019 - "The gold standard treatment of acute cholecystitis (cholecystectomy) is often not safe in high-risk patients and recourse is made to percutaneous cholecystostomy as either definite treatment or temporizing measure. "
08/01/2005 - "Percutaneous cholecystostomy using a central venous catheter is effective for treating high-risk patients with acute cholecystitis."
01/25/2003 - "Percutaneous cholecystostomy is an effective and safe alternative for (laparoscopic) cholecystectomy in high-risk patients with an acute cholecystitis. "
05/01/2002 - "Percutaneous transhepatic cholecystostomy: effective treatment of acute cholecystitis in high risk patients."

12/01/2016 - "Percutaneous cholecystostomy is safe and effective option for acute calculous cholecystitis in select group of high-risk patients."
01/25/2014 - "Percutaneous cholecystostomy (PC) is an effective treatment for cholecystitis in high-risk surgical patients. "
09/01/2008 - "Percutaneous cholecystostomy is a safe and promising treatment for acute calculous cholecystitis in patients who are at high risk for emergency surgery. "
10/01/1990 - "In our opinion, percutaneous transhepatic cholecystostomy is a safe and effective procedure in the treatment of elderly patients with acute complicated cholecystitis. "
03/29/2022 - "In this study, we aimed to identify the distribution of presenting laboratory and nonenhanced computed tomography (CT) imaging features within 48 h before percutaneous cholecystostomy (PC) and create a model to appropriately guide the diagnosis of acute suppurative cholecystitis (ASC). "

05/30/2015 - "Although surgery is the mainstay of treatment, critically ill patients have been managed via percutaneous cholecystostomy. "
04/01/1996 - "The efficacy of percutaneous cholecystostomy in critically ill patients."
10/01/2016 - "The goal of this study is to evaluate the safety of percutaneous cholecystostomy tube treatment in critically ill patients. "
01/01/2023 - "In these critically ill patients, percutaneous cholecystostomy or endoscopic ultrasound gallbladder drainage may be a temporary therapeutic option, a bridge to cholecystectomy. "
01/01/2022 - "Percutaneous cholecystostomy (PC) drains are alternatives to cholecystectomy in critically ill patients in whom surgery carries an unacceptably high risk. "

12/01/2013 - "Emergent cholecystostomy is superior to open cholecystectomy in extremely ill patients with acalculous cholecystitis: a large multicenter outcome study."
12/27/2021 - "In this study, we aimed to investigate risk factors for the relapse of moderate and severe acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC) patients after initial percutaneous cholecystostomy (PC) and to identify the predictors of patient outcomes when choosing PC as a definitive treatment for AAC. "
12/01/2015 - "We conducted a retrospective analysis of acute acalculous cholecystitis patients treated with percutaneous cholecystostomy during a 10-year study period. "
11/04/2022 - "The introduction of percutaneous cholecystostomy (PCT) has shifted the paradigm in treatment of acute calculous and acalculous cholecystitis. "
04/28/2022 - "Three patients underwent cholecystostomy for acute acalculous cholecystitis. "

05/01/2013 - "Percutaneous commmon bile duct stone extraction via the cystic duct through percutaneous cholecystostomy route is effective and feasible for treating choledocholithiasis."
05/01/2013 - "A novel technique of percutaneous stone extraction in choledocholithiasis after cholecystostomy."
12/01/1993 - "One patient was operated upon for choledocholithiasis three years after percutaneous cholecystostomy. "
03/01/2012 - "The results showed that ultrasound-guided percutaneous transhepatic cholecystostomy is a safe and effective procedure for choledocholithiasis with moderate to severe acute cholangitis in highly selected high-risk surgical patients. "
07/01/1989 - "It is shown that the best results of operative treatment of patients with acute cholecystitis complicated by choledocholithiasis are produced in concurrent use of laparoscopic cholecystostomy and endoscopic papillosphincterotomy."