Percutaneous cholecystolithotomy: a case for fulguration of the gallbladder wall

J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2009 Jun;19(3):393-5. doi: 10.1089/lap.2008.0089.

Abstract

Percutaneous cholecystolithotomy (PC) has been described previously as an alternative to laparoscopic cholecystectomy in high-risk patients and in those with adherent gallbladders that are not amenable for laparoscopic cholecystectomy. However, it is associated with a high (41%) recurrence of cholelithiasis due to intact gallbladder mucosa. In this paper, we describe a case of PC with fulguration of the gallbladder mucosa to scar and defunctionalize the mucosa and thus prevent recurrence of stones. After 12 months of follow-up, the patient remains asymptomatic.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Cholangiography
  • Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic
  • Cholecystostomy / methods*
  • Cholelithiasis / diagnostic imaging
  • Cholelithiasis / surgery*
  • Female
  • Gallbladder / surgery
  • Humans