Endoscopic Management of Benign Gallbladder Diseases

Turk J Gastroenterol. 2024 Sep 2;35(9):681-689. doi: 10.5152/tjg.2024.24149.

Abstract

Acute cholecystitis, cholelithiasis, and gallbladder polyps represent the most gallbladder benign diseases. Endoscopic approaches for the management of these diseases were an alternative to standard laparoscopic cholecystectomy. These endoscopic approaches include transpapillary approaches via endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, transmural access approaches via endoscopic ultrasound, and endoscopic surgical approaches using natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery approaches. However, it's still uncertain which approach is associated with the superior clinical outcomes due to the lack of high-level evidence. Our review provides new insight into the endoscopic approaches for the management of gallbladder benign diseases, with the latest evidence included.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde* / methods
  • Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / methods
  • Cholecystitis, Acute / surgery
  • Cholelithiasis* / surgery
  • Endosonography / methods
  • Gallbladder Diseases* / surgery
  • Humans
  • Natural Orifice Endoscopic Surgery / methods
  • Polyps* / surgery

Grants and funding

This study received no funding.