A Review on Endoscopic Management of Acute Cholecystitis: Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Gallbladder Drainage and Endoscopic Transpapillary Gallbladder Drainage
A percutaneous cholecystostomy tube (PCT) is the conventionally favored nonoperative intervention for treating acute cholecystitis. However, PCT is beset by high adverse event rates, need for scheduled reintervention, and inadvertent dislodgement, as well as patient dissatisfaction with a percutaneo...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2024-01-01
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Series: | Medicina |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/60/2/212 |