Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangiography (PTHC) in Acute Cholecystitis and Clinical Outcomes

University of Split

Status: Withdrawn

Conditions: Drain Abscess; Cholecystitis, Acute; Elderly Infection

Treatments: Procedure: Percutaneous cholecystostomy

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03087747

AChol

Details and patient eligibility

About

In a setting of acute cholecystitis (AC) one of the treatment option is percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography (PTHC) drainage. The goal of current study is to evaluate some radiology aspects and correlate with clinical patient outcomes in patients with acute cholecystitis severity grade III (presented as acute cholecystitis with organ dysfunction).

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• clinical markers of acute cholecystitis
• diagnosis confirmed with some imaging technique: computed tomography (CT), ultrasound (US).

Exclusion criteria

• clinical diagnosis was not confirmed with imaging.

Trial design

0 participants in 2 patient groups

Group 1

Description:

Patients older than 80 yr. Clinical parameters after percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography (PTHC).

Treatment:

Procedure: Percutaneous cholecystostomy

Group 2

Description:

Patients younger than 80 yr. Clinical parameters after percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography (PTHC).

Treatment:

Procedure: Percutaneous cholecystostomy