Interval percutaneous cholecystostomy is effective for decompression of the common bile duct in high-risk elderly patients prior to endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.
Gerontology
; 54(3): 144-7, 2008.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is the preferred procedure for common bile duct decompression. Nevertheless, this procedure may be hazardous for high-risk elderly patients.OBJECTIVE:
To assess retrospectively whether interval percutaneous cholecystostomy (PC) should be considered in high-risk patients until their condition has improved and allows ERCP to be performed.SETTING:
Referral community teaching hospital. PATIENTS 8 elderly high-risk patients with acute cholangitis. INTERVENTION All underwent PC as a bridging procedure till performing ERCP.RESULTS:
Age ranged from 72 to 91 years (median 87). All 8 patients underwent PC. PC insertion improved their general condition and allowed us to perform an ERCP later on. Median time between PC and ERCP was 5 days. In 3 patients there was no need to perform an ERCP. All were discharged in a generally good condition and after normalization of bilirubin and liver enzymes. Median length of stay in hospital was 18 days.CONCLUSIONS:
PC, as a bridging procedure to ERCP, can be an appropriate approach for selective high-risk elderly patients in whom ERCP is considered to be difficult and hazardous at the time of presentation.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Colecistostomia
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Colangite
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Doenças do Ducto Colédoco
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Descompressão Cirúrgica
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Gerontology
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Israel