Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is considered the gold standard surgical intervention for the treatment of symptomatic gallstones. Gallbladder perforation (1040%) and stone spillage (6-30%) are the two complications encountered most often during the dissection and removal of the gallbladder in LC. Gallstone spillage was initially considered to be a benign event with no serious squeal. However, the...

Cholelithiasis occurs in 10% of the population, most commonly caused by gallstone formation from bile salt cholesterol hypersaturation. Common presentations include cholecystitis and pancreatitis, yet these two gallstone diseases rarely seem to happen simultaneously. Gallstone pancreatitis occurs when gallstones escape from the gallbladder and become lodged within the common bile duct causing b...

Gallstones constitute one of the more common and relatively costly conditions of the gastrointestinal system and are a major risk factor for gallbladder cancer. Most gallstone cases involve individuals younger than 60 years of age, those older representing 9% of the total in one series. There are many risk factors for gallstones and Lith and Mucin genes, for example, play important roles in the...

BACKGROUND Our objective was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of abdominal symptoms in gallstones in studies using ultrasonography or oral cholecystography as the reference standard and to assess the extent to which variability in diagnostic accuracy is explained by patient selection and other characteristics of study design. METHODS A Medline search (1966-1998) was conducted in combinatio...

Gallstone disease is a major surgical problem in many populations; it is probably related to diet, especially excessive consumption of meat. The objective of this study was to determine the chemical composition of gallstones and their association with neoplastic changes including cholangiocarcinomas in cholecystectomised patients. The chemical composition of gallstones from 40 patients (8 males...

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...

BACKGROUND Liver cirrhosis is a serious disease which can lead to liver failure. The main objective of this study was to ascertain the frequency of gallstones in patients with liver cirrhosis. METHODS One hundred and fifty patients fulfilling the inclusion criteria were selected from Medical Unit-IV for this cross sectional study. Their abdominal ultrasound was done to diagnose liver cirrhosi...

Background: Autopsies of Egyptian and Chinese mummies have demonstrated the existence of gallstones for at least 3,500 years. Today, gallstones occur commonly, especially in the West and in westernized societies. Gallstone complications include biliary colic, acute cholecystitis, choledocholithiasis, cholangitis, gallstone pancreatitis, and gallstone ileus. Gallstone disease exacts a considerab...