AGA has released a new Clinical Practice Update to guide you in the use of endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage (EUS-GBD) in patients with acute cholecystitis. Evolving over time, EUS-GBD has become an established and preferred option for:
- Gallbladder drainage in high-risk surgical risk patients with acute cholecystitis.
- Removal of percutaneous cholecystostomy drains in patients who are not candidates for cholecystectomy by allowing internal drainage.
- For drainage of malignant biliary obstruction in select patients with failed ERCP and EUS-guided biliary drainage.
Quick watch:
Author Dr. Kaveh Sharzehi shares his takeaways from the clinical practice update.
Read the AGA Clinical Practice on Role of EUS-guided Gallbladder Drainage in Acute Cholecystitis: Commentary, published in Gastroenterology, for a full review of indications, contraindications, procedural considerations and associated adverse events.
