Endoscopic ultrasound-guided versus percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage in surgically high-risk patients with acute cholecystitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage (PTGBD) has been the conventional non-operative option for acute cholecystitis in patients at high surgical risk, but endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage (EUS-GBD) with lumen-apposing metal stents (LAMS) is increasingly preferred because it removes the extern...