Percutaneous cholecystostomy for severe acute cholecystitis: a life saving procedure
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[Percutaneous cholecystostomy for acute cholecystitis in high-risk patients].
AIM OF THE STUDY The aim of this retrospective study was to report the results of percutaneous cholecystostomy in a selected group of high-risk patients with contraindications of general anesthesia. PATIENTS AND METHODS From October 1995 to December 1999, a percutaneous cholecystostomy was performed in 29 patients with acute cholecystitis. There were 20 women and nine men with a mean age of 8...
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عنوان ژورنال: HPB
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1365-182X
DOI: 10.1016/j.hpb.2019.10.120