Background and Aims Select patients with acute cholecystitis (AC) are poor candidates for
cholecystectomy. ERCP-guided transpapillary gallbladder (GB) drainage (ERGD) is one …

Background and Aims Although long-term stent placement using endoscopic transpapillary
gallbladder drainage (ETGBD) and EUS-guided gallbladder drainage (EUS-GBD) …

In high-risk surgical patients with acute cholecystitis who are not candidates for early
laparoscopic cholecystectomy, gallbladder (GB) drainage is an alternative treatment option …

Objective Endoscopic transpapillary gallbladder drainage using a nasocystic tube or plastic
stent has been attempted as an alternative to percutaneous drainage for patients with acute …

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the standard and fundamental treatment of choice for
acute cholecystitis; however, there are cases in which patients may be poor surgical …

Background There are currently no prospective, controlled trials of endoscopic transpapillary
gallbladder drainage in patients with acute cholecystitis. Objective We evaluated the …

Background: To compare the safety and effectiveness of endoscopic ultrasound-guided
gallbladder drainage (EUSGBD) with percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage …

Background: Percutaneous gallbladder drainage (PTGBD), endoscopic ultrasound-guided
gallbladder drainage (EUSGBD), and endoscopic transpapillary gallbladder drainage …

Background and study aims Although endoscopic transpapillary gallbladder drainage
(ETGBD) is reportedly useful in patients who have acute cholecystitis, its efficacy has not …

Objectives Percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage (PTGBD) is widely used for
patients with acute cholecystitis. There are little data on the efficacy and safety of endoscopic …