252 endoscopic transpapillary gallbladder drainage for acute cholecystitis is feasible to patients receiving antithrombotic therapy

In the aging society, the use of antithrombotic therapy (ATT) has been increasing in patients who are required for the prevention of thromboembolic diseases. Severe acute cholecystitis often requires the urgent drainage. Therefore, in these patients, ATT discontinuation to safely perform gallbladder drainage is often impossible since there is no time to discontinue ATT for the recommended period. In addition, the discontinuation ATT increases a risk of thromboembolism. An increased risk of bleeding complications during surgery and percutaneous drainage is also found in patients with acute cholecystitis receiving ATT.

Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - May 31, 2020 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Ryota Sagami, Kenji Hayasaka, Tetsuro Ujihara, Ryotaro Nakahara, Daisuke Murakami, Tomoyuki Iwaki, Yasushi Katsuyama, Hideaki Harada, Hidefumi Nishikiori, Kazunari Murakami, Yuji Amano Tags: Oral abstracts Source Type: research