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2742479

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-8-4
pubmed:abstractText
We performed percutaneous cholecystostomy in 22 critically ill patients with suspected acute cholecystitis. This procedure accurately diagnosed acute cholecystitis in 17 of these 22 patients and excluded the diagnosis in the other 5 patients. Moreover, percutaneous cholecystostomy stabilized the conditions of 16 of the 17 patients with acute cholecystitis, allowing elective surgery in 8 patients and effectively treating 8 patients who never became surgical candidates. Percutaneous cholecystostomy and bile cultures are useful in the diagnosis and treatment of acute cholecystitis and should be performed in critically ill patients with clinical, laboratory, and radiologic evidence of acute cholecystitis and an excessive risk for cholecystectomy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0004-0010
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
124
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
782-5; discussion 785-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Percutaneous cholecystostomy in the diagnosis and treatment of acute cholecystitis in the high-risk patient.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL 60611.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article