Cholecystostomy as Bridge to Surgery and as Definitive Treatment or Acute Cholecystectomy in Patients with Acute Cholecystitis

Purpose. Percutaneous cholecystostomy (PC) has increasingly been used as bridge to surgery as well as sole treatment for patients with acute cholecystitis (AC). The aim of the study was to assess the outcome after PC compared to acute cholecystectomy in patients with AC. Methods. A review of medical...

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Main Authors: Agnieszka Popowicz, Lars Lundell, Peter Gerber, Ulf Gustafsson, Emil Pieniowski, Helen Sinabulya, Krister Sjödahl, Andrianos Tsekrekos, Gabriel Sandblom
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:Gastroenterology Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3672416
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