You may need gallbladder surgery if you have pain or other symptoms caused by gallstones — small stones that can form in the gallbladder. They can block the flow of bile and irritate the gallbladder. Common symptoms of gallbladder problems include: Indigestion, with bloating, heartburn, and gas.

Cholecystectomy is indicated in the presence of gallbladder trauma, gallbladder cancer, acute cholecystitis, and other complications of gallstones. More controversial are the indications for elective cholecystectomy.

Percutaneous cholecystostomy is indicated for patients with acute calculous cholecystitis who are too ill to undergo cholecystectomy or for patients with acalculous cholecystitis (see Chs. 32 and 33) (vanSonnenberg et al, 1992).

Percutaneous cholecystostomy is an image-guided placement of drainage catheter into gallbladder lumen. This minimally invasive procedure can aid the stabilization of a patient to enable a more measured surgical approach with time for therapeutic planning.

The doctor usually removes the tube in about two to three weeks, after ensuring there is no further leakage. In patients who later need a cholecystectomy, the bile drain may remain in place until the patient is stabilized and prepared for a surgery. In some patients the drain may be left permanently in place.

It is an image-guided procedure that uses x-ray or ultrasound technology to assist in the placement of the drainage tube. A cholecystostomy is typically used if your gallbladder cannot be removed because of severe infection or another health condition that would make the procedure unsafe.

A cholecystostomy is a procedure where a stoma is created in the gallbladder, which can facilitate placement of a tube for drainage. It is sometimes used in cases of cholecystitis, where the patient is critically ill, or if there is a need to delay cholecystectomy (surgical removal of the gallbladder).

You will have a drainage bag attached to your catheter. You will see bile (yellow-green fluid) flowing into the bag. The fluid may appear bloody for the first day or 2. The color will eventually be golden yellow or greenish, depending on exactly where the catheter is inside your body.

Symptoms of gallbladder rupture nausea and vomiting. sharp pain in right upper quadrant of your abdomen. jaundice, which is a yellowing of the skin and eyes. fever.

The procedure usually takes approximately one hour. The interventional radiologist will place a tube into your gallbladder through a small (percutaneous) cut in your skin. The tube will be connected to a drainage bag. You may need to have stones removed from the gallbladder when the tube is placed.

The most common cause of a bile duct obstruction is a gallstone. Gallstones form inside the gallbladder and can move into the common bile duct, blocking it. Cysts, tumors, inflammation and scarring are other bile duct obstruction causes.

Some of the treatment options include a cholecystectomy and an ERCP. A cholecystectomy is the removal of the gallbladder if there are gallstones. An ERCP may be sufficient to remove small stones from the common bile duct or to place a stent inside the duct to restore bile flow.