The feasibility of percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder aspiration for acute cholecystitis after self-expandable metallic stent placement for malignant biliary obstruction: a 10-year retrospective analysis in a single center

• Main Authors: Akihisa Ohno (Author), Nao Fujimori (Author), Toyoma Kaku (Author), Masayuki Hijioka (Author), Ken Kawabe (Author), Naohiko Harada (Author), Makoto Nakamuta (Author), Takamasa Oono (Author), Yoshihiro Ogawa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Background/Aims Patients with acute cholecystitis (AC) after metallic stent (MS) placement for malignant biliary obstruction (MBO) have a high surgical risk. We performed percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder aspiration (PTGBA) as the first treatment for AC. We aimed to identify the risk factors for...