Gallstone recurrence after minimally-invasive cholecystolithotomy with gallbladder reservation: a follow-up of 720 cases

Q.-F. Li, X. Xu, X. Ge

Training Center of for Endoscopic and Minimally Invasive Technology of Ministry of Health, Department of Hepatobiliary-Laparoscopy Surgery, the Second Hospital of Baoding, Baoding, Hebei, P.R. China. liquanfuchina@sina.com

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• Gastroenterology

OBJECTIVE: To discuss the hazards of cholecystolithiasis recrudesce after cholecystolithotomy with gallbladder reservation; To provide a theoretical basis for reducing the recurrence rate of gallstone.

PATIENS AND METHODS: The patients who were followed up for at least one year after minimally-invasive operation with gallbladder reservation because of cholecystolithiasis were selected. In this population, the patients with recurrence after surgery were as the case group, those patients with no recurrence after surgery were as the control group. Through collection of general data of selected cases, relevant information of Ultrasound Examinations of gallbladder and history data of the patients questionnaires were completed. Relevant factors of gallstone recurrence of patients, were observed through statistic analysis. Main factors go as follows: gender, age, nation, career, BMI, whether or not the patient had the history of chronic superficial gastritis, and regulation of gallbladder emptying function, family history, etc. The information of selected cases is complete.

RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: The main hazards of cholecystolithiasis recurrence were BMI, family history of gallstone disease, and emptying function of gallbladder.

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