[Gallbladder calculi--always an indication for surgery?]. / Gallenblasensteinleiden-immer eine Operationsindikation?
Internist (Berl)
; 45(1): 8-15, 2004 Jan.
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| ID: mdl-14735239
There is consensus that symptomatic cholecystolithiasis presents an indication for cholecystectomy. Today the surgical method of choice is the laparoscopic technique, which has proven its superiority in numerous randomized studies. Epidemiologic studies showed that 10-15% of all gallstone patients develop complications so that a prophylactic cholecystectomy is repeatedly being discussed. A few older studies based on conventional cholecystectomies, however, showed no decisive advantage for a prophylactic cholecystectomy, but rather clearly higher costs. Therefore a wait-and-see policy is generally recommended for asymptomatic gallstones. The analysis of our large group of patients showed that acute cholecystitis as well as common bile duct stones occur significantly more often with increasing duration of the gallstone disease. The older the patient, the longer the operation time, the more frequent a conversion, and the higher the morbidity of the procedure. Considering the minor impairment of daily activities with the laparoscopic technique, the present concept of treatment for asymptomatic and mildly symptomatic cholecystolithiasis needs to be scrutinized.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Cálculos Biliares
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Colecistitis
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Colecistectomía Laparoscópica
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Health_economic_evaluation
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
De
Revista:
Internist (Berl)
Año:
2004
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Alemania