PMID- 35691695 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220614 LR - 20220614 IS - 1558-1950 (Electronic) IS - 1052-5157 (Linking) VI - 32 IP - 3 DP - 2022 Jul TI - Endoscopic Management of Acute Cholecystitis. PG - 527-543 LID - S1052-5157(22)00010-1 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.giec.2022.02.004 [doi] AB - Endoscopic drainage of the gallbladder for acute cholecystitis can be performed with the transpapillary method or endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided method. EUS-guided gallbladder drainage (EUS-GBD) is gaining popularity as the treatment of choice for acute cholecystitis in patients who are deemed high-risk for cholecystectomy (CCY). It provides an alternative to percutaneous drainage and laparoscopic CCY in these patients. With the development of lumen-apposing metal stents (LAMS), the procedure is associated with high rates of technical and clinical success with low rates of adverse events (AEs). The aim of this article is to provide an overview of the current status of EUS-GBD including the indications, techniques, stent systems in-use, and how the procedure compares to conventional techniques are outlined. Furthermore, the feasibility of cholecystoscopy and advanced gallbladder interventions is explored. Finally, a comparison in outcomes of EUS-GBD versus laparoscopic CCY is provided giving some initial data in support of the procedure as an alternative to surgery in a selected group of patients. CI - Copyright (c) 2022 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Luo, Xiaobei AU - Luo X AD - Department of Gastroenterology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Sharaiha, Reem AU - Sharaiha R AD - Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Centre, New York, NY, USA. FAU - Teoh, Anthony Yuen Bun AU - Teoh AYB AD - Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong. Electronic address: anthonyteoh@surgery.cuhk.edu.hk. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20220511 PL - United States TA - Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am JT - Gastrointestinal endoscopy clinics of North America JID - 9202792 SB - IM MH - *Cholecystitis, Acute/diagnostic imaging/etiology/surgery MH - Drainage/methods MH - Endosonography/methods MH - Humans MH - Retrospective Studies MH - Stents MH - Treatment Outcome OTO - NOTNLM OT - Acute cholecystitis OT - EUS-guided gallbladder drainage OT - Endoscopic transpapillary gallbladder drainage OT - Percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage COIS- Disclosure A.Y.B. Teoh is a consultant for Boston Scientific, Cook, Taewoong and Microtech Medical Corporations. R. Sharaiha is a consultant for Boston Scientific, Cook, Lumendi. Other co-authors do not have any conflicts of interest to disclose. EDAT- 2022/06/13 06:00 MHDA- 2022/06/15 06:00 CRDT- 2022/06/12 21:07 PHST- 2022/06/12 21:07 [entrez] PHST- 2022/06/13 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/06/15 06:00 [medline] AID - S1052-5157(22)00010-1 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.giec.2022.02.004 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am. 2022 Jul;32(3):527-543. doi: 10.1016/j.giec.2022.02.004. Epub 2022 May 11.