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Outcomes of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography-guided gallbladder drainage compared to percutaneous cholecystostomy in acute cholecystitis.

Hassam AliSheena ShamoonNicole Leigh BolickSwethaa ManickamUsama SattarShiva PoolaPrashant Mudireddy
Published in: Annals of hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery (2022)
ERGD is a safer alternative to PTC in patients with AC. The risk complications are lower in ERGD compared to PTC but no difference exists based on mortality or conversion to open cholecystectomy.
Keyphrases
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