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Comparative Study
Journal Article
Does cholecystectomy always resolve biliary disease?
Minerva Chirurgica 1997 December
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate long-term effects of cholecystectomy on typical gallstone symptoms and associated digestive syndrome.
DESIGN: Clinical prospective study on selected patients.
SETTING: First Surgical Clinic--Catania University.
SUBJECTS: 143 gallstone patients, divided in highly symptomatic Group 1 (79) and mild symptomatic Group 2 (64), who underwent cholecystectomy during period 1991/92.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: 125/143 patients compiled a set questionnaire to detect any subjective postoperative disorders and to evaluate whether they were similar to preoperative symptoms or were new ones.
RESULTS: 125/143 patients completed the 12-month follow-up programme, which revealed a 30% (38/125) with postcholecystectomy symptoms and 13.4% (17) with a postcholecystectomy syndrome. Moreover, 10% (13) of the patients reported the same digestive symptoms as before treatment. Statistical analysis confirmed that cholecystectomy was efficacious in curing gallstone related symptoms and digestive disorders in both Groups with a general improvement in clinical picture (p > 0.01). No significant statistical difference in the incidence of postcholecystectomy dyspeptic symptoms was found between the 2 Groups.
CONCLUSION: Cholecystectomy is often efficacious in curing both typical gallstone related symptoms and digestive syndrome. Cholecystectomy patterns of failure in curing digestive disorders is unpredictable preoperatively on the basis of clinical features of the disease.
DESIGN: Clinical prospective study on selected patients.
SETTING: First Surgical Clinic--Catania University.
SUBJECTS: 143 gallstone patients, divided in highly symptomatic Group 1 (79) and mild symptomatic Group 2 (64), who underwent cholecystectomy during period 1991/92.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: 125/143 patients compiled a set questionnaire to detect any subjective postoperative disorders and to evaluate whether they were similar to preoperative symptoms or were new ones.
RESULTS: 125/143 patients completed the 12-month follow-up programme, which revealed a 30% (38/125) with postcholecystectomy symptoms and 13.4% (17) with a postcholecystectomy syndrome. Moreover, 10% (13) of the patients reported the same digestive symptoms as before treatment. Statistical analysis confirmed that cholecystectomy was efficacious in curing gallstone related symptoms and digestive disorders in both Groups with a general improvement in clinical picture (p > 0.01). No significant statistical difference in the incidence of postcholecystectomy dyspeptic symptoms was found between the 2 Groups.
CONCLUSION: Cholecystectomy is often efficacious in curing both typical gallstone related symptoms and digestive syndrome. Cholecystectomy patterns of failure in curing digestive disorders is unpredictable preoperatively on the basis of clinical features of the disease.
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