Asian journal of endoscopic surgeryHumansCholecystitisAcuteMaleFemale
Optimal Timing of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy After Percutaneous Transhepatic Gallbladder Drainage in High-Risk Acute Cholecystitis.
Yutaro Nakagawa, Shuhei Ito, Fuminori Ishii, Hiroki Ureshino, Sohsuke Hara, Kouta Kawabata, Masato Kitano, Kozue Nakahara, Ryo Yamazaki, Katsuzo Hanaoka, Yasuhito Hosoda, Ren Nakamura, Kazune Komiya, Kenji Maki, Mitsuaki Morimoto
Published: 202610.1111/ases.70219
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: The Tokyo Guidelines 2018 recommend early laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis once the diagnosis is made. In surgical high-risk patients, however, initial management with antibiotics and gallbladder drainage is advised,…
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