Percutaneous cholecystostomy for treatment of acute cholecystitis in the era of early laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Abstract

BACKGROUND:: Acute cholecystitis is a common surgical problem that is optimally managed by early laparoscopic cholecystectomy when possible. Percutaneous cholecystostomy (PC) has been used in certain high-risk cases as a bridge to surgery or for definitive therapy. The aim of this study was to determine the short-term and long-term outcomes of patients with acute cholecystitis treated by PC. STUDY DESIGN:: Patients with acute cholecystitis treated by PC between 2005 and 2011 in a tertiary hospital were identified from a prospectively maintained database. Outcome differences between patients with acalculous acute cholecystitis (AAC) and those with acute cholecystitis relating to gallstones we..