Fluid removal methods for gallbladder inflammation
Part of Digestive system clinical trials.
This study compares two ways of dealing with a swollen, inflamed gallbladder when surgery can't be done right away. It looks at whether just removing fluid with a needle (aspiration) is as good as placing a drain tube to keep fluid out over a few days.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have been diagnosed with acute cholecystitis, which means your gallbladder is inflamed and swollen.
- Your condition is not severe enough to need emergency gallbladder removal surgery.
- You have not had symptoms for more than 5 days and have no reason to avoid surgery (like being too sick for the operation).
- You do not have cirrhosis (scarring of the liver) or fluid buildup in the belly (ascites).
- You do not have a perforated or gas-filled gallbladder, or any suspicion of gallbladder cancer.
- You do not have gallstones stuck in the common bile duct or pancreatitis caused by gallstones.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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