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

Hassam Ali Sheena Shamoon Nicole Leigh Bolick Swethaa Manickam Usama Sattar Shiva Poola Prashant 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

ultrasound guided
minimally invasive
liver failure
risk factors
cardiovascular events
respiratory failure
drug induced
aortic dissection
coronary artery disease
type diabetes
radiofrequency ablation
skeletal muscle