Tag: gallbladder
Controversies in transhepatic versus transperitoneal access for percutaneous cholecystostomy
Percutaneous cholecystostomy is a valuable intervention for managing acute cholecystitis in high-risk surgical patients.1 Yet, the choice between transhepatic and transperitoneal access routes remains...
Are scopes within the scope of IR for biliary interventions?
In 2023, the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Foundation awarded the percutaneous cholangiopancreatoscopy (PCPS) registry the largest grant to date to investigate the use...
Gallbladder cryoablation “promising” minimally invasive cholecystitis treatment in high-risk patients
A first-in-human trial finds that gallbladder cryoablation to be a promising alternative to long-term cholecystostomy tube drainage for the treatment of cholecystitis in non-operative...
