ArticleEuropean radiology2018
Role of percutaneous cholecystostomy for acute acalculous cholecystitis: clinical outcomes of 271 patients.
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- Safe cholecystectomy multi-society practice guideline and state-of-the-art consensus conference on prevention of bile duct injury during cholecystectomy.Surgical endoscopy · 2020Guideline
- A 10-Year Study on Percutaneous Cholecystostomy for Acute Cholecystitis at a Tertiary Referral Hospital.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Outcomes of Percutaneous Cholecystostomy as a Bridging or Definitive Treatment for Acute Cholecystitis.Cureus · 2026Article
- The efficacy of bedside percutaneous cholecystostomy in critically ill patients: comparison with cholecystostomy performed in angiography suite.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2025Article
- Management of high-surgical-risk patients with acute cholecystitis following percutaneous cholecystostomy: results of an international Delphi consensus study.International journal of surgery (London, England) · 2025Article
- US multicenter outcomes of endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage with lumen-apposing metal stents for acute cholecystitis.Endoscopy international open · 2025Article
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- Assessment of Gallbladder Drainage Methods in the Treatment of Acute Cholecystitis: A Literature Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Review
- What is the effect of percutaneous cholesistostomy in patients with acute cholecystitis? when is the right time for the procedure?Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES · 2023Article
- Aetiology, diagnosis and management for ischaemic cholecystitis: current perspectives.eGastroenterology · 2023Review
- Retrospective comparison of clinical outcomes of ultrasound-guided percutaneous cholecystostomy in patients with and without coagulopathy: a single center's experience.Japanese journal of radiology · 2023Article
- Percutaneous cholecystostomy as a definitive treatment for acute acalculous cholecystitis: clinical outcomes and risk factors for recurrent cholecystitis.The British journal of radiology · 2023Article
- HAV-induced acalculous cholecystitis: A case report and literature review.Clinical case reports · 2023Article
- Acute acalculous cholecystitis in hospitalized patients in intensive care unit: study of 5 cases.Heliyon · 2022Article
- Outcomes Following Percutaneous Cholecystostomy Tube Placement for Acalculous Versus Calculous Cholecystitis.World journal of surgery · 2022Article
- Surgical outcome of percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage in acute cholecystitis: Ten years' experience at a tertiary care centre.Surgical endoscopy · 2022Article
- Percutaneous cholecystostomy as a definitive treatment for moderate and severe acute acalculous cholecystitis: a retrospective observational study.BMC surgery · 2021Observational
- Management of Patients With Acute Cholecystitis After Percutaneous Cholecystostomy: From the Acute Stage to Definitive Surgical Treatment.Frontiers in surgery · 2021Review
- Clinical course of percutaneous cholecystostomies: A cross-sectional study.World journal of clinical cases · 2020Article
- Long-term outcomes of acute acalculous cholecystitis treated by non-surgical management.Medicine · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo examine the outcomes of percutaneous cholecystostomy (PC) in patients with acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC).
methodsThe study population comprised 271 patients (mean age, 72 years; range, 22-97 years, male, n=169) with AAC treated with PC with or without subsequent cholecystectomy. Clinical data from total 271 patients were analysed, and outcomes were assessed according to whether the catheter was removed or remained indwelling. Patient survival and recurrence rates were calculated.
resultsSymptom resolution and significant improvement of laboratory test values were achieved in 235 patients (86.7%) within 4 days after PC. Complications occurred in six patients (2.2%). Interval elective cholecystectomy was performed in 127 (46.8%) patients. Among the remaining 121 patients, successful removal of the PC catheter was achieved in 88 patients (72.7%) at a mean of 30 days (range, 4-365 days). Of the catheter removal group, 86/88 (97.7%) were successfully treated with the initial PC, whereas two (2.3%) experienced recurrence of cholecystitis. Cumulative recurrence rates were 1.1%, 2.7%, and 2.7% at 1, 2, and 8 years, respectively.
conclusionsThe good therapeutic outcomes of PC and low recurrence rate suggest that PC can be a definitive treatment option in the majority of AAC patients. KEY POINTS: • Many patients with AAC are too ill to undergo cholecystectomy. • PC in AAC patients shows low complication and recurrence rate. • PC solely can be a definitive treatment option in the majority of AAC patients.
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