[HTML][HTML] Clinical and operative outcomes of patients with acute cholecystitis who are treated initially with image-guided cholecystostomy

I Molavi, A Schellenberg, F Christian - Canadian Journal of …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Percutaneous cholecystostomy (PC) tube placement followed by delayed
cholecystectomy has been shown to be an effective treatment option in high-risk populations …

Is percutaneous cholecystostomy a good alternative treatment for acute cholecystitis in high-risk patients?

D Papis, E Khalifa, R Bhogal, A Nair… - The American …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Cholecystectomy is the treatment of choice for acute cholecystitis but the management of
high-risk surgical patients is a difficult dilemma. Percutaneous cholecystostomy (PC) could …

Early cholecystectomy (≤ 8 weeks) following percutaneous cholecystostomy tube placement is associated with higher morbidity

MS Altieri, J Yang, D Yin, LM Brunt, MA Talamini… - Surgical …, 2020 - Springer
Introduction Percutaneous cholecystostomy tube (PCT) placement is often the initial
management approach to severe acute cholecystitis in the unstable patient. However, the …

Percutaneous cholecystostomy for acute cholecystitis in high-risk patients: experience of a surgeon-initiated interventional program

EJ Silberfein, W Zhou, P Kougias, HF El Sayed… - The American journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The treatment of choice for acute cholecystitis is cholecystectomy.
However, percutaneous cholecystostomy (PC) is an alternative treatment in patients who are …

What is the fate of the cholecystostomy tube following percutaneous cholecystostomy?

M Boules, IN Haskins, M Farias-Kovac, AD Guerron… - Surgical …, 2017 - Springer
Introduction Cholecystectomy is the preferred treatment for acute cholecystitis with
percutaneous cholecystostomy (PC) considered an alternative therapy in severely …

Can percutaneous cholecystostomy be a definitive management for acute cholecystitis in high-risk patients?

E Zerem, S Omerovic - Surgical Laparoscopy Endoscopy & …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy, long-term outcome, and safety of percutaneous
cholecystostomy (PC) in high-risk surgical patients. Methods: This was a retrospective …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical outcomes of a percutaneous cholecystostomy for acute cholecystitis: a multicentre analysis

P Sanjay, D Mittapalli, A Marioud, RD White, R Ram… - Hpb, 2013 - Elsevier
Background The aim of this study was to review a series of consecutive percutaneous
cholecystostomies (PC) to analyse the clinical outcomes. Methods All patients who …

Outcome of conservative percutaneous cholecystostomy in high-risk patients with acute cholecystitis and risk factors leading to surgery

WS Jang, JU Lim, KR Joo, JM Cha, HP Shin, SH Joo - Surgical endoscopy, 2015 - Springer
Background Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is the treatment of choice for acute
cholecystitis. However, the morbidity and mortality rates are high in elderly patients or in …

Percutaneous cholecystostomy for treatment of acute cholecystitis in the era of early laparoscopic cholecystectomy

M Nikfarjam, L Shen, MA Fink… - Surgical Laparoscopy …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Background: Acute cholecystitis is a common surgical problem that is optimally managed by
early laparoscopic cholecystectomy when possible. Percutaneous cholecystostomy (PC) …

Short-and long-term outcomes following percutaneous cholecystostomy for acute cholecystitis in high-risk patients

A McKay, M Abulfaraj, J Lipschitz - Surgical endoscopy, 2012 - Springer
Background Percutaneous cholecystostomy is a less invasive method to treat acute
cholecystitis in patients who are critically ill or have serious medical comorbidities …