Creative resource utilization in rural settings: The urinary catheter as a cholecystostomy tube
Cholecystostomy tubes are an established treatment option for patients with acute cholecystitis who are considered high risk for cholecystectomy. This is typically done as an interventional radiology procedure through a pigtail catheter inserted percutaneously. A 63-year-old diabetic male presented...
Main Authors: | Taha Mollah, Shanthapriya Tellambura |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2022-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Surgical Specialties and Rural Practice |
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Online Access: | http://www.jssrp.org/article.asp?issn=2772-3143;year=2022;volume=3;issue=2;spage=39;epage=41;aulast=Mollah |
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