In a setting of acute cholecystitis (AC) one of the treatment option is percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography (PTHC) drainage. The goal of current study is to evaluate some radiology aspects and correlate with clinical patient outcomes in patients with acute cholecystitis severity grade III (presented as acute cholecystitis with organ dysfunction).
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Placement of drainage catheter into gallbladder lumen in order to evacuate inflamed content.
University of Split, School of Medicine
Split, Croatia
C-reactive protein (CRP)
C-reactive protein (CRP) is a protein found in blood plasma, whose levels rise in response to inflammation.
Time frame: Up to 8 weeks.
Drainage duration (expressed in days)
The drain which is placed in gallbladder during Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography (PTHC) remains there until resolving clinical parameters of acute cholecystitis.
Time frame: Up to 16 weeks.
White blood cells (WBCs) count
White blood cells (WBCs) are the cells of the immune system. During inflammation White blood cell level rise.
Time frame: Up to 8 weeks.
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