Background Endoscopic transpapillary gallbladder drainage (ETGBD) and endoscopic
ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage (EUSGBD) are alternatives to percutaneous …

Background Percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage (PTGBD) plays an important
role in the treatment of elderly patients and/or patients in poor health with acute cholecystitis …

Background and Aims Recently, endoscopic gallbladder stenting (EGBS) has been
performed to prevent recurrences in high-risk surgical patients with cholecystitis. However …

Background In patients with acute cholecystitis who are deemed high risk for
cholecystectomy, percutaneous cholecystostomy (PC) was historically performed for …

BACKGROUND: Nonoperative gallbladder drainage methods for acute cholecystitis include
percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage and percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder …

Purpose of review Acute cholecystitis is conventionally managed with cholecystectomy;
however, when this occurs in the non-operative patient, it requires consideration for …

Background & Aims Acute cholecystitis in patients who are not candidates for surgery is
often managed with percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage (PT-GBD). Endoscopic …

Background and Aims Endoscopic management of acute cholecystitis has expanded in
patients who are considered nonoperative candidates. Traditionally managed with …

Background Gallbladder drainage plays a key role in the management of acute cholecystitis
(AC) patients. Percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage (PTGBD) is commonly used …

Background and aims: Acute calculous cholecystitis (ACC) represents about one-third of all
surgical emergencies. The gold standard management of ACC is laparoscopic …