Conversion of percutaneous cholecystostomy to transmural endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage in malignant biliary obstruction

Conversion of percutaneous cholecystostomy to transmural endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage in malignant biliary obstruction

Background : In patients with distal malignant biliary obstruction, it is a challenge to manage acute cholecystitis secondary to cystic duct obstruction associated with tumor progression or stent compression. Percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage (PTGBD) has been used as the treatment opti...

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Main Authors: Motoyasu Kan, Yusuke Hashimoto, Taro Shibuki, Gen Kimura, Kumiko Umemoto, Kazuo Watanabe, Mitsuhito Sasaki, Hideaki Takahashi, Hiroshi Imaoka, Izumi Ohno, Shuichi Mitsunaga, Masafumi Ikeda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Society of Gastrointestinal Intervention 2019-04-01
Series:International Journal of Gastrointestinal Intervention
Subjects:
Cholecystitis
Endosonography
Fistula and drainage
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.18528/ijgii180040

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https://doi.org/10.18528/ijgii180040

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