Results of percutaneous transhepatic cholecystostomy for high surgical risk patients with acute cholecystitis

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 280-283

  Chok, Kenneth S H ^a   Chu, Ferdinand S K ^b   Cheung, Tan To ^a   Lam, Vincent W T ^a   Yuen, Wai Key ^a,c   Ng, Kelvin K C ^a   Chan, See Ching ^a   Poon, Ronnie T P ^a   Yeung, Chun ^a   Lo, Chung Mau ^a   Fan, Sheung Tat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c TUNG WAH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA); Percutaneous transhepatic cholecystostomy (PTC); USG guided

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTOSTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CHOLECYSTITIS, ACUTE; CHOLECYSTOSTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77949908341     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2009.05105.x     Document Type: Article

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