Cholecystostomy

Cholecystostomy
Cholecystostomy
Intervention
ICD-9-CM 51.02, 51.03
MeSH D002767

A cholecystostomy is a procedure where a stoma (medicine) is created in the gallbladder, which can facilitate placement of a tube for drainage.

It is sometimes used in cases of cholecystitis where the patient is ill, and there is a need to delay or defer cholecystectomy.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ Bakkaloglu H, Yanar H, Guloglu R, et al. (November 2006). "Ultrasound guided percutaneous cholecystostomy in high-risk patients for surgical intervention". World J. Gastroenterol. 12 (44): 7179–82. PMID 17131483. http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/12/7179.asp. 



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  • cholecystostomy — /koh leuh si stos teuh mee, kol euh /, n., pl. cholecystostomies. Surg. formation of an opening through the abdominal wall into the gallbladder, usually done for drainage and to remove gallstones. [CHOLECYST + O + STOMY] * * * …   Universalium

  • cholecystostomy — Establishment of a fistula into the gallbladder. [chole + G. kystis, bladder, + stoma, mouth] * * * cho·le·cys·tos·to·my .kō lə (.)sis täs tə mē n, pl mies surgical incision of the gallbladder usu. to effect drainage * * * cho·le·cys·tos·to·my… …   Medical dictionary

  • cholecystostomy — n. surgical removal of the gall bladder (due to gallstones) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • cholecystostomy — cho·le·cys·tos·to·my …   English syllables

  • cholecystostomy — /kɒləsɪsˈtɒstəmi/ (say koluhsis tostuhmee) noun (plural cholecystostomies) a draining of the gall bladder with the organ left in place, usually done to remove stones. {New Latin cholecyst(is) gall bladder + o + stomy} …  

  • cholecystostomy — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌsiˈstästəmē noun ( es) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary chol + cystostomy “operation into the bladder”, from cyst + stomy : surgical incision of the gallbladder usually to effect drainage * * * /koh leuh si stos teuh mee,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • percutaneous cholecystostomy — insertion of a catheter into the gallbladder under radiologic guidance for drainage or for the removal of gallstones …   Medical dictionary

  • List of surgical procedures — Surgical procedures have long and possibly daunting names. The meaning of many surgical procedure names can often be understood if the name is broken into parts. For example in splenectomy, ectomy is a suffix meaning the removal of a part of the… …   Wikipedia

  • Cholecystectomy — Intervention ICD 9 CM 51.2 MeSH …   Wikipedia

  • Colostomy — Not to be confused with corpus callosotomy. Colostomy Intervention Line drawing showing a permanent colostomy for rectal cancer. ICD 9 CM …   Wikipedia

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