Open AccessFeasibility of endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage for acute cholecystitis patients receiving antithrombotic therapy
Author(s) -
Ryota Sagami,
Kenji Hayasaka,
Tetsuro Ujihara,
Ryotaro Nakahara,
Daisuke Murakami,
Toru Iwaki,
Yasushi Katsuyama,
Hideaki Harada,
Hiroaki Tsuji,
Takao Sato,
Hidefumi Nishikiori,
Kazunari Murakami,
Yuji Amano
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.886
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1792-7463
pISSN - 1108-7471
DOI - 10.20524/aog.2020.0496
Subject(s) - medicine , cholecystitis , gallbladder , acute cholecystitis , antithrombotic , surgery , gallstones , endoscopic ultrasound , retrospective cohort study
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage (EUS-GBD) as a treatment for patients with acute cholecystitis has been shown to obtain high technical and clinical success rates and a low recurrence rate. However, the safety of EUS-GBD for patients receiving antithrombotic therapy (ATT) has not been proven. The aim was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of EUS-GBD in patients receiving ATT.