Su1300 OUTCOMES OF ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND-GUIDED TRANSLUMINAL GALLBLADDER DRAINAGE IN PATIENTS WITHOUT CHOLECYSTITIS

Cholecystectomy is the gold standard for most gallbladder related disease. However, many patients with gallbladder disease are poor surgical candidates. Current non-surgical gallbladder drainage (GBD) methods include percutaneous GBD, endoscopic transpapillary GBD with endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), and endoscopic ultrasound-guided transluminal GBD (EUS-GBD). The success rates and adverse events for these methods have been documented. The outcomes for EUS-GBD for acute cholecystitis have been studied, with adverse event rates up to 38.6%, including stent migration, occlusion, infection, and bleeding.

Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - May 31, 2020 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Duncan J. Flynn, Zoe Memel, Yasmin Hernandez-Barco, Kumar Krishan Tags: Poster abstracts Source Type: research