[Percutaneous cholecystostomy and laser lithotripsy].

Abstract

A case of acute cholecystitis in a high risk patient was treated in the acute phase with cholecystostomy guided by ultrasound and with introduction of a pig-tail catheter for drainage. Later, percutaneous laser lithotripsy was undertaken via a flexible choledochoscope. The recent percutaneous therapeutic principles and the possibilities in biliary calculous disease are reviewed.

• Authors: J G Stage, S G Rasmussen, J P Kock, B Movild, H Kehlet
• Journal: Ugeskrift for laeger (Ugeskr Laeger) Vol. 153 Issue 3 Pg. 200-1 (Jan 14 1991) ISSN: 0041-5782 [Print] Denmark
• Vernacular Title: Perkutan kolecystostomi og laser-litotripsi.
• PMID: 1998245 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Acute Disease
• Cholecystostomy (methods)
• Cholelithiasis (diagnostic imaging, surgery)
• Female
• Humans
• Laser Therapy (methods)
• Lithotripsy (methods)
• Middle Aged
• Radiography