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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Main Authors: Nelimar Cruz-Centeno, Gerardo Jovet-Toledo, Carlos Ramirez-Tanchez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-09-01
Series:Surgery in Practice and Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666262022000638

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