Feasibility of conversion of percutaneous cholecystostomy to internal transmural endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage

BACKGROUND/AIM: Percutaneous cholecystostomy [percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage (PTGBD)] is the treatment of choice in surgically unfit patients with acute cholecystitis. However, PTGBD tube removal after symptoms resolution results in 41–46% recurrence. This study aims to demonstrate t...

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Published in:Saudi J Gastroenterol
Main Authors: Chantarojanasiri, Tanyaporn, Matsubara, Saburo, Isayama, Hiroyuki, Nakai, Yousuke, Takahara, Naminatsu, Mizuno, Suguru, Kogure, Hirofumi, Hakuta, Ryunosuke, Ito, Yukiko, Tada, Minoru, Koike, Kazuhiko
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5738792/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29205183
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4103/sjg.SJG_115_17
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