Clinical outcomes of a percutaneous cholecystostomy for acute cholecystitis: a multicentre analysis

Only a small fraction of patients undergoing a PC proceed to a cholecystectomy with a high risk of conversion to an open procedure. A quarter of patients presented with recurrent cholecystitis during follow‐up. The mortality rate is high during the index admission from sepsis and within the 1 year of follow‐up from other causes.