Percutaneous cholecystostomy (PC) has become an important procedure for the treatment
of acute cholecystitis (AC). PC is currently applied for patients who cannot undergo …

The morbidity and mortality of cholecystectomy can increase to 10% in high surgical risk
patients. The technique for percutaneous cholecystolithotomy consists of 3 steps:(1) …

Purpose To evaluate safety and effectiveness of percutaneous biliary endoscopy (PBE)
performed on patients ineligible for surgery or endoscopic retrograde …

Background Acute cholecystitis in nonsurgical candidates is often managed with
cholecystostomy tube drainage. After symptom resolution, management options include …

Background Percutaneous cholecystostomy is performed by interventional radiologists for
patients with calculous/acalculous cholecystitis who are poor candidates for …

The most common complication of laparoscopic cholecystectomy is iatrogenic perforation of
the gallbladder, with gallstone spillage into the abdominal cavity. Also known as “dropped …

Gallstone disease in high-risk patients presents a management dilemma as
cholecystectomy is often not performed due to their co-morbidities. Alternatively, such …

Objective This study aimed to investigate the value of combining percutaneous transhepatic
gallbladder drainage (PTGD) with gallbladder-preserving cholecystolithotomy (GPC) in high …

Biliary endoscopy is underutilized by interventional radiologists and has the potential to
become an effective adjunctive tool to help both diagnose and treat a variety of biliary …

Purpose This study aimed to assess the safety and efficacy of percutaneous lithotripsy for
gallstone eradication in patients with calculous cholecystitis with stones> 1 cm. Materials …