Conversion of percutaneous cholecystostomy to transmural endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage in malignant biliary obstruction

• Main Authors: Motoyasu Kan (Author), Yusuke Hashimoto (Author), Taro Shibuki (Author), Gen Kimura (Author), Kumiko Umemoto (Author), Kazuo Watanabe (Author), Mitsuhito Sasaki (Author), Hideaki Takahashi (Author), Hiroshi Imaoka (Author), Izumi Ohno (Author), Shuichi Mitsunaga (Author), Masafumi Ikeda (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Society of Gastrointestinal Intervention, 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background : In patients with distal malignant biliary obstruction, it is a challenge to manage acute cholecystitis secondary to cystic duct obstruction associated with tumor progression or stent compression. Percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage (PTGBD) has been used as the treatment optio...