Surgical outcome of percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage in acute cholecystitis: Ten years’ experience at a tertiary care centre

Abstract

PTGBD is an easy-to-perform intervention with promising clinical success rates in the treatment of acute cholecystitis. After PTGBD, the level of gallbladder inflammation played a decisive role in the course of AC. In a severe, grade III inflammation, we have to consider low CSR and high mortality.