EFFICACY OF PERCUTANEOUS TRANSHEPATIC CHOLECYSTOSTOMY IN ACUTEOBSTRUCTIVE CHOLECYSTITIS

Acute obstructive cholecystitis is a common disease with a significant risk of mortality and complications. Active surgical tactics, such as open and laparoscopic access, pose a significant risk for elderly patients with concomitant diseases on the background of acute cholecystitis. The aim of our study is to analyze the effectiveness of percutaneous transhepatic cholecystostomy (PTCS) in acute obstructive cholecystitis (AOC) and subsequent laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LCE). Materials and methods. Retrospectively, we analyzed 64 patients treated with AOC in the period from 2017 to 2021 at the NSCS named after A.N. Syzganov. We divided them into 2 groups depending on surgical treatment. The first group: patients who were performedPTCS (n=29) at the first stage. The second stage, LCE was performed during the waiting period from 3 days to 72 days. The second group: patients who underwent LCE without drainage of the gallbladder (n=35). Also, the patients of the first group were divided into 3 subgroups depending on the waiting time: group A - LCE was performed within 10 days after PTCS, subgroup B - LCE was performed after from 2 to 4 weeks (n=12), patients of the subgroup C, LCE were performed after 4 weeks after PTCS. Preoperative, intraoperative data and postoperative complications were analyzed. Results. According to preoperative data, there was no significant difference in body temperature, laboratory data and concomitant diseases. The statistical difference was revealed only in the age of patients (65.3±9.0 vs 53.4±15.4). The duration of the operation in the second group of LCE was longer compared to the first group, but no significant difference was detected (108.1 ± 30.5 vs 117.9 ± 39.9). In the postoperative period after LCE, complications were observed in 5 (14.2%) cases: bleeding in 4 (11.4%) cases and suppuration of the postoperative wound in 1 (2.8%) case. Conversion was performed in 10 (15.6%) cases, and in one (1.5%) case, the choledochal wall was injured intraoperatively. There was no significant difference between groups A, B and C. Conclusion.The use of two-stage treatment significantly reduces the conversion to open surgery, significantly reduces postoperative complications and hospital stay in the postoperative period. According to the results of our research, the most optimal interval between PTCS and LCE is a period of more than 4 weeks.