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Cholecystostomy MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Cholecystostomy
Tree Number(s)
E04.035.195
E04.210.120.195
Unique ID
D002767
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002767
Scope Note
Establishment of an opening into the gallbladder either for drainage or surgical communication with another part of the digestive tract, usually the duodenum or jejunum.
NLM Classification #
WI 770
Previous Indexing
Drainage (1966-1987)
Gallbladder/surgery (1966-1987)
Public MeSH Note
88
History Note
88
Date Introduced
1988/01/01
Last Updated
1997/06/20
Cholecystostomy Preferred
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