Laparoscopic cholecystectomy after percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage for acute cholecystitis in a patient with a left ventricle assist device: A case report and brief review of the literature (with video)

Clinical Case Reports

Yoshiyuki Fujiwara¹  Keisuke Goto¹  Naruo Tokuyasu¹  Toshimichi Hasegawa¹  Takehiko Hanaki¹  Yuki Murakami¹  Teppei Sunaguchi¹  Masaki Morimoto¹  Teruhisa Sakamoto¹  Shuichi Takano¹ 

[1] Department of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery School of Medicine Tottori University Faculty of Medicine Yonago Japan;

关键词: acute cholecystitis;    laparoscopic cholecystectomy;    left ventricular assist device;    percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage;   

DOI  :  10.1002/ccr3.5800

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract For acute cholecystitis in patients with left ventricular assist devices, the use of percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage to calm inflammation before planned laparoscopic cholecystectomy may be helpful in safely adjusting anticoagulation and in performing safe laparoscopic cholecystectomy, as demonstrated in this case.

【 授权许可】

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