Acute Cholecystitis Prevention

New acute cholecystitis prevention research from University libre of Bruxelles described

Published in Medical Device Law Weekly, October 14th, 2007

Research findings, 'EUS-guided cholecystenterostomy: a new technique (with videos),' are discussed in a new report. According to recent research from Brussels, Belgium, "The cornerstone of management for acute cholecystitis is cholecystectomy. However, surgical intervention is contraindicated in the occasional patient."

"EUS-guided transduodenal gallbladder drainage may represent an effective minimally invasive alternative. To describe a new technique, EUS-guided cholecystenterostomy. A single-center retrospective case series. Three patients with severe acute cholecystitis unresponsive to conservative management who were deemed unfit for cholecystectomy. Under combined...

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Source: Medical Device Law Weekly (2007-10-14)

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