Does percutaneous cholecystostomy affect prognosis of patients with acute cholecystitis that are unresponsive to conservative treatment?

Does percutaneous cholecystostomy affect prognosis of patients with acute cholecystitis that are unresponsive to conservative treatment?

Background: Percutaneous cholecystostomy (PC) can be used as bridging or definitive therapy in some cases of acute cholecystitis. We aimed to compare hospital stay and survival of patients that underwent PC insertion because of acute calculus cholecystitis (ACC) compared to those who did not. Method...

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Main Authors: Danny Hazan, Eyal Leibovitz, Muhamad Jazmawi, Mordechai Shimonov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2023-01-01
Series:The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology
Subjects:
acute calculus cholecystitis
conservative treatment
percutaneous cholecystostomy
Online Access:http://www.saudijgastro.com/article.asp?issn=1319-3767;year=2023;volume=29;issue=6;spage=376;epage=380;aulast=Hazan

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