Anthony Yuen Bun Teoh et al. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage reduces
adverse events compared with percutaneous cholecystostomy in patients who are unfit
for cholecystectomy
In a two-center study, Teoh et al. compared EUS-guided gallbladder drainage and percutaneous
cholecystostomy in 118 patients who were unfit for cholecystectomy. The authors found
that the two techniques had similar success rates. However, patients undergoing percutaneous
drainage suffered from more complications and EUS-guided gallbladder drainage was
associated with a statistically nonsignificant higher 30-day mortality rate.
