What happens after percutaneous cholecystostomy tube for acute calculous cholecystitis?
Background: Acute cholecystitis is commonly treated with laparoscopic cholecystectomy, if feasible. However, critically ill patients can be managed with a percutaneous cholecystostomy tube (PCT) for biliary drainage. This is a temporizing measure and does not represent a final treatment. We aimed to...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-09-01
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Series: | Surgery in Practice and Science |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666262022000638 |