US multicenter outcomes of endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage with lumen-apposing metal stents for acute cholecystitis.

ABSTRACT:

Background and study aims

EUS-guided gallbladder drainage (EUS-GBD) using lumen apposing metal stents (LAMS) has excellent technical and short-term clinical success for acute cholecystitis (AC). The goals of this study were to determine the long-term clinical outcomes and adverse events (AEs) of EUS-GBD with LAMS.

Patients and methods

A multicenter, retrospective study was conducted at 18 US tertiary care institutions. Inclusion criteria: any AC patient with attempted EUS-GBD with LAMS and minimum 30-day post-procedure follow-up. Long-term clinical success was defined as absence of recurrent acute cholecystitis (RAC) > 30 days and long-term AE was defined as occurring > 30 days from the index procedure.

Results

A total of 109 patients were included. Technical success

SUBMITTER: David Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11827723 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature