Management of empyema of gallbladder with percutaneous cholecysto-duodenal stenting in a case of hilar cholangiocarcinoma treated with common bile duct metallic stenting

Management of empyema of gallbladder with percutaneous cholecysto-duodenal stenting in a case of hilar cholangiocarcinoma treated with common bile duct metallic stenting

Empyema of the gallbladder develops when the gallbladder neck is obstructed in the presence of infection, preventing pus from draining via the cystic duct. Treatment options include cholecystectomy or, in patients with comorbidities, drainage via percutaneous cholecystostomy, later followed by chole...

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Main Authors: Sheo Kumar, Pankaj Sharma, Ramesh Muthu, Sudipta Mohakund
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2011-10-01
Series:Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging
Subjects:
cholecystectomy
empyema
intrahepatic biliary radical dilatation
stent
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0971-3026.90695

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