PERCUTANEOUS CHOLECYSTOSTOMA, COMBINED WITH DRAINAGE OF HEPATIC ABSCESS

Purpose: Evaluation the results of the performed percutaneous cholecystostoma and external drainage under US control to acute cholecystitis compicated with hepatic abscesses in patients with high operative risk, caused by severe, septic status and pathology of the elderly. Methods and Materials: Different catheters (4–7 F) were installed a modo Seldinger or directly (intercostal or transabdominal approach) into the abscess cavity and the gallbladder. An active aspiration and daily lavage was performed until elimination of the infection (bacteriological and cytological analysis). Cholecystostoma and drainage of h…