Safety and feasibility of single use cholecystoscopy for guiding laser or mechanical cholelithotripsy, and mechanical cholelithotomy
Nezami N, Division of Interventional Radiology and Image-Guided Medicine D, Latich I, Chockalingam A, Arici M, Lee J, Lozada J, Schlachter T, Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology D, Department of Surgery B, Department of Radiology M. Safety and feasibility of single use cholecystoscopy for guiding laser or mechanical cholelithotripsy, and mechanical cholelithotomy. Diagnostic And Interventional Radiology 2022, 28: 352-358. PMID: 35950279, PMCID: PMC9634924, DOI: 10.5152/dir.2022.20810.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute calculus cholecystitisCalculus cholecystitisCatheter placementClinical successSingle-institute retrospective analysisCommon bile duct stonesMinor procedure-related complicationsEarly clinical outcomesProcedure-related complicationsBile duct stonesMedian time intervalMean interval timeNumber of interventionsGallstone extractionCholecystostomy tubeEnd of lifeMorbid obesitySurgical contraindicationsSymptomatic cholelithiasisClinical outcomesDuct stonesCardiopulmonary diseaseDrainage catheterPurpose PatientsRetrospective analysis