a medical cut or opening into the gall bladder to enable a drainage tube to be put in place
Percutaneous cholecystostomy gives clinical improvement in about three quarters ofpatients.
cholecystostomy in American English
(ˌkouləsɪˈstɑstəmi, ˌkɑlə-)
nounWord forms: plural-mies
Surgery
formation of an opening through the abdominal wall into the gallbladder, usually donefor drainage and to remove gallstones
Word origin
[cholecyst + -o- + -stomy]-o- is the typical ending of the first element of compounds of Greek origin (as -i- is, in compounds of Latin origin), used regularly in forming new compounds with elementsof Greek origin and often used in English as a connective irrespective of etymology(Franco-Italian; geography; seriocomic; speedometer); -stomy is a combining form used in the names of surgical operations that involve the establishmentof an artificial opening into or between the part or parts specified by the initialelement. Other words that use the affix -stomy include: cystostomy, enterostomy, gastrostomy, ileostomy, jejunostomy
Examples of 'cholecystostomy' in a sentence
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In total, 67 elderly patients and 32 nonelderly patients received percutaneous cholecystostomy.
Wei-Chen Lin, Chen-Wang Chang, Cheng-Hsin Chu 2016, 'Percutaneous cholecystostomy for acute cholecystitis in high-risk elderly patients',Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Scienceshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X16301619. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Gallbladder drainage by percutaneous cholecystostomy associated with penicillins hasachieved a favorable outcome.
M Sandra Gómez-Canosa, Cristina Lijó-Carballeda, Begoña Vázquez-Vázquez, M José Bello-Peón 2016, 'Colecistitis aguda por Streptococcus constellatus', Galicia Clínicahttp://www.galiciaclinica.info/publicacion.asp?f=839. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Percutaneous cholecystostomy was also performed to control source of infection in the gallbladder.
Hendra Koncoro, Cosmas Rinaldi Lesmana, Benny Philipi 2016, 'Choledocholithiasis during Pregnancy: Multimodal Approach Treatment', The Indonesian Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Digestive Endoscopyhttp://ina-jghe.com/journal/index.php/jghe/article/view/525/447. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
It requires surgery even if a percutaneous cholecystostomy can contribute to a temporary stabilization of the patient.
N Verbeeck, K M Hartmann, J Weber, M Max 2011, 'Exceptional, potentially fatal combination of emphysematous pancreatitis and gas-formingcholecystitis: successful multi - disciplinary conservative treatment supported byrepeated ctstaging', Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiologyhttps://www.jbsr.be/articles/498. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Treatment options include cholecystectomy or, in patients with comorbidities, drainage via percutaneouscholecystostomy, later followed by cholecystectomy.
Sheo Kumar, Pankaj Sharma, Ramesh Muthu, Sudipta Mohakund 2011, 'Management of empyema of gallbladder with percutaneous cholecysto-duodenal stentingin a case of hilar cholangiocarcinoma treated with common bile duct metallic stenting',Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaginghttp://www.ijri.org/article.asp?issn=0971-3026;year=2011;volume=21;issue=4;spage=298;epage=300;aulast=Kumar. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
They were all classified according to therapeutic modality, including early cholecystectomy and antibiotic treatment with or without percutaneous cholecystostomy.
Wei-Chun Cheng, Yen-Cheng Chiu, Chiao-Hsiung Chuang, Chiung-Yu Chen 2014, 'Assessing clinical outcomes of patients with acute calculous cholecystitis in additionto the Tokyo grading: A retrospective study', Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Scienceshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X14001375. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Despite conservative management including increased enteral feeding, ursodeoxycholic acid, cholecystostomy drain insertion and flushes, her cholestatic jaundice persisted.
Laura K. Fawcett, John Widger, Guy M. Henry, Chee Y. Ooi 2019, 'Case report: Cholecystoduodenostomy for cholestatic liver disease in a premature infantwith cystic fibrosis and short gut syndrome', BMC Pediatricshttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-019-1443-5. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)