Abstract
Percutaneous cholecystostomy in acute cholecystitis – Narrative review article
Kumar Hari Rajah
Keywords: Acute cholecystitis, Cholecystectomy, Conservative treatment of acute cholecystitis, Non-operative treatment of acutecholecystitis, Percutaneous cholecystostomy
DOI: 10.32677/yjm.v3i1.4406
DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.32677/yjm.v3i1.4406
Publish Date: 11-05-2024
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Author Affiliation:
Associate Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, Taylor’s University School of Medicine, and Health Science, Selangor, Malaysia
Abstract
Percutaneous cholecystostomy is often performed to treat high-risk patients with acute cholecystitis who are not suitable for cholecystectomy. It is performed by the interventional radiologist and can be performed through the transhepatic or transperitoneal route (direct gallbladder puncture, without passing through the liver). Percutaneous cholecystostomy is used as a bridging procedure to stabilize high-risk patients with acute cholecystitis. We prepared this narrative review article to describe the indications for performing this procedure and the consequences of its performance and to compare it with emergency cholecystectomy