Epidemiology of Gall Stone Disease
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Objective: The aim of this study was to study the epidemiology of Gall stone disease in patients who were offered surgery in patients with symptomatic gall stone disease.
Materials and methods: 231 patients were included in the study who presented with symptomatic gall stone disease to the department of Surgery at a peripheral hospital in Himachal Pradesh, India. All patients underwent Ultrasound of Abdomen to confirm gall stones sonologically.
Conclusion: Gall stone disease is more common in females (70.12%) as compared to males (29.87%). It is most common in the age group between 51-60 years (23.80%) and affects patients who have weight of more than 60 kg (88.74%). Gallstone disease was more common in patients who consumed a non-vegetarian diet (64.93%) and showed a predilection towards diabetics (20.77%). Inclusion and exclusion criteria were defined and 89 patients (38.52%) could be offered Laparoscopic surgery as against 142 patients (61%) who were offered Open Cholecystectomy at a peripheral hospital with an incidence of biliary injury of 4 patients (1.73%). The incidence of biliary injury was 3 patients in patients who underwent open Cholecystectomy and 1 patient in cases of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy.
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