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Percutaneous cholecystectomy in the human: A technical note

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A new procedure-percutaneous ablation of the gallbladder—is reported in 2 patients. In this technique, ethanol is injected into the gallbladder and bucrylate is injected into the cystic duct to produce necrosis of the gallbladder.

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  1. Istituto di Scienze Radiologiche, I Cattedra, Universita' Degli Studi di Napoli, II Facolta' di Medicina E Chirurgia, Via Pansini, 5, 80131, Napoli, Italy

    Vittorio Iaccarino M.D., Raffaella Niola & Ernesto Porta

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Iaccarino, V., Niola, R. & Porta, E. Percutaneous cholecystectomy in the human: A technical note. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 11, 357–359 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02577416

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