منابع مشابه
Incidental gallstones.
Gallstones develop in approximately 10% to 15% of the US population and represent one of the most common and most costly of all digestive diseases. Studies investigating gallstones' natural history have shown that gallstone-related complications arise at a rate of approximately 1% per year in asymptomatic patients and 2% per year in patients who already have symptoms. Patients can have any of m...
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Interesting information came from a 10-year study of necropsy findings in South East England. Female gallstone subjects had a higher BMI than controls but males did not. Gallstones were twice as common in those with diabetes. There was no association with heart disease. A third of elderly patients of both sexes had gallstones but most had not had surgery and gallstones were seldom a cause of de...
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The management of asymptomatic gallstone has achieved great importance after the advent of “Lapchole” with several obvious advantages : less pain, small scars, early discharge and return to work, minimal use of non-steroidal antiinflammatory drug (NSAID) and lower risk of adhesions in post-operative period. Since a day care surgery, offered by some laparoscopic surgeons to complete their learni...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Surgery
سال: 1968
ISSN: 0003-4932
DOI: 10.1097/00000658-196801000-00016