ArticleAnnals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England2018
Percutaneous cholecystostomy… why, when, what next? A systematic review of past decade.
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- Delayed Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy After Percutaneous Transhepatic Gallbladder Drainage Versus Emergency Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Acute Cholecystitis: A Meta-Analysis.The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology · 2021Pooled it
- Endoscopic-Ultrasound-Guided Gallbladder Drainage in Patients with Percutaneous Cholecystostomy Drain.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
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- The influence of percutaneous cholecystostomy duration on optimizing surgical outcomes and timing of interval cholecystectomy in ASA II patients with grade II-III acute calculous cholecystitis.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2025Article
- Percutaneous cholecystostomy in elderly patients with acute cholecystitis: Factors influencing mortality, morbidity, and length of hospital stay.Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES · 2025Article
- International Delphi consensus on the management of percutaneous choleystostomy in acute cholecystitis (E-AHPBA, ANS, WSES societies).World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2024Article
- 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
- Management of Acute Cholecystitis in High-Risk Patients: Percutaneous Gallbladder Drainage as a Definitive Treatment vs. Emergency Cholecystectomy-Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS IN HIGH-RISK PATIENTS. SURGICAL, RADIOLOGICAL, OR ENDOSCOPIC TREATMENT? BRAZILIAN COLLEGE OF DIGESTIVE SURGERY POSITION PAPER.Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery · 2023Article
- Patterns of care after cholecystostomy tube placement.Surgical endoscopy · 2022Article
- Image-guided percutaneous cholecystostomy: a comprehensive review.Irish journal of medical science · 2022Review
- Healthcare Disparities in the Management of Acute Cholecystitis: Impact of Race, Gender, and Socioeconomic Factors on Cholecystectomy vs Percutaneous Cholecystostomy.Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract · 2021Article
- [Emergency Surgery and Trauma Care During COVID-19 Pandemic. Recommendations of the Spanish Association of Surgeons].Cirugia espanola · 2020Article
- Computed tomography-guided percutaneous cholecystostomy: a single institution's 6-year experience.Annals of gastroenterologyArticle
- Evaluation and comparison of 3 preoperative drainage methods for acute cholecystitis.Endoscopic ultrasoundArticle
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Abstract
introductionPercutaneous cholecystostomy tube drainage has played a vital role in management of cholecystitis in patients where surgery is not appropriate. However, management differs from unit to unit and even between different consultants in the same unit. We conducted this systematic review to understand which of these resulted in the best patient outcomes.
methodsWe conducted a systematic review using the PubMed database for publication between January 2006 to December 2016. Keyword variants of 'cholecystostomy' and 'cholecystitis' were combined to identify potential relevant papers for inclusion.
findingsWe identified 46 studies comprising a total of 312,085 patients from 20 different countries. These papers were reviewed, critically appraised and summarised in table format. Percutaneous cholecystostomy tube drainage is an important treatment modality with an excellent safety profile. It has been used successfully both as a definitive procedure and as a bridge to surgery. There continues to be great variation, however, when it comes to the indications, timing and management of these drains. As far as we are aware, this is the only systematic review to cover the past 10 years. It provides a much-needed update, considering all the technological development and new treatment options in laparoscopic surgery and interventional radiology.
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