Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Gallbladder Drainage Using a Lumen-Apposing Metal Stent for Acute Cholecystitis: A Systematic Review

Surgery remains the standard treatment for acute cholecystitis except in high-risk candidates where percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage (PT-GBD), endoscopic transpapillary cystic duct stenting (ET-CDS), and endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage (EUS-GBD) are potential choices....

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Main Authors: Deepanshu Jain, Bharat Singh Bhandari, Nikhil Agrawal, Shashideep Singhal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hoon Jai Chun 2018-09-01
Series:Clinical Endoscopy
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Online Access:http://www.e-ce.org/upload/pdf/ce-2018-024.pdf