The efficacy and safety of preoperative cholangiography via percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage (PTGBD) for difficult laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC)

Percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage (PTGBD) is an important procedure for initial treatment of severe acute cholecystitis (AC) that is contraindicated for early laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). We presented our primary experience on a new approach of cholangiography via PTGBD (PTGBD-C) for preoperative delineation of biliary anatomy.A retrospective analysis was conducted on 93 patients who received PTGBD followed by LC for AC, with...