Volume 142, Issue 4, Pages 805-811 (April 2012) Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Transmural and Percutaneous Transhepatic Gallbladder Drainage Are Comparable for Acute Cholecystitis Ji Woong Jang, Sang Soo Lee, Tae Jun Song, Yil Sik Hyun, Do Hyun Park, Dong–Wan Seo, Sung–Koo Lee, Myung–Hwan Kim, Sung– Cheol Yun Gastroenterology Volume 142, Issue 4, Pages 805-811 (April 2012) DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2011.12.051 Copyright © 2012 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Consecutive steps of EUS-GBD with a nasobiliary drainage tube. (A) EUS view of the needle inserted into the gallbladder. (B) Fluoroscopic image showing coiling of the guidewire in the gallbladder. (C) Nasocholecystogram after nasobiliary drainage tube placement. Gastroenterology 2012 142, 805-811DOI: (10.1053/j.gastro.2011.12.051) Copyright © 2012 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Flow diagram of the study, showing the number of patients at each step. LLC, laparoscopic cholecystectomy; OC, open cholecystectomy. Gastroenterology 2012 142, 805-811DOI: (10.1053/j.gastro.2011.12.051) Copyright © 2012 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Pain score 24 hours after the procedure. Median pain scores 24 hours after the procedure were lower in the EUS-GBD group. Gastroenterology 2012 142, 805-811DOI: (10.1053/j.gastro.2011.12.051) Copyright © 2012 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions