TY - JOUR AU - Kawano, Fumihiro AU - Yoshioka, Ryuji AU - Gyoda, Yu AU - Ichida, Hirofumi AU - Mizuno, Tomoya AU - Ishii, Shigeto AU - Fujisawa, Toshio AU - Imamura, Hiroshi AU - Mise, Yoshihiro AU - Isayama, Hiroyuki AU - Saiura, Akio PY - 2021 DA - 2021/04/07 TI - Laparoscopic cholecystectomy after endoscopic trans-papillary gallbladder stenting for acute cholecystitis: a pilot study of surgical feasibility JO - BMC Surgery SP - 184 VL - 21 IS - 1 AB - Percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage (PTGBD) is indicated for patients with acute cholecystitis (AC) who are not indicated for urgent surgery, but external tubes reduce quality of life (QOL) while waiting for elective surgery. The objective of the present study was to investigate the feasibility of laparoscopic cholecystectomy after endoscopic trans-papillary gallbladder stenting (ETGBS) comparing with after PTGBD. SN - 1471-2482 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-021-01182-7 DO - 10.1186/s12893-021-01182-7 ID - Kawano2021 ER -