Planned Cholecystostomy

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Current Status of Percutaneous Cholecystostomy for the Management of Cholecystitis

Acute cholecystitis can arise in two distinct patient populations: (1) the relatively healthy ambulatory patient who develops acute inflammation of the gallbladder as a result of gallstones and (2) the critically ill, hospitalized patient who may or may not have gallstones. For most patients with acute calculous cholecystitis, surgical removal of the gallbladder is the preferred treatment optio...

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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...

Cholecystostomy does not prevent gallstone ileus: a case report

INTRODUCTION Gallstone ileus following cholecystostomy has been reported once, in a patient with acute cholecystitis, where symptoms of small intestinal obstruction had developed one day after surgery. We report a case of gallstone ileus eight months following a cholecystostomy, which might deter the diagnosis. This is the only such reported case in medical literature according to our knowledge...