Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholecystostomy for Acute Complicated Calculous Cholecystitis in Elderly Patients

Abstract

Percutaneous transhepatic cholecystostomy is a safe and effective procedure in the treatment of elderly high-risk patients with acute cholecystitis complicated by empyema formation. It can be followed by elective cholecystectomy, if possible, or by expectant conservative management in patients who are inoperable because of systemic disease.