[Endoscopic ablation of gallbladder calculi through the orifice of cholecystostomy].
1993
B Berthet, and
M Dellaguardia, and
A Ottomani, and
J C Manelli, and
R Assadourian
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MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D008297
Male
Males
D002767
Cholecystostomy
Establishment of an opening into the gallbladder either for drainage or surgical communication with another part of the digestive tract, usually the duodenum or jejunum.
Cholecystostomies
D002769
Cholelithiasis
Presence or formation of GALLSTONES in the BILIARY TRACT, usually in the gallbladder (CHOLECYSTOLITHIASIS) or the common bile duct (CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS).
Procedures of applying ENDOSCOPES for disease diagnosis and treatment. Endoscopy involves passing an optical instrument through a small incision in the skin i.e., percutaneous; or through a natural orifice and along natural body pathways such as the digestive tract; and/or through an incision in the wall of a tubular structure or organ, i.e. transluminal, to examine or perform surgery on the interior parts of the body.