Juwereya Memon, Sohail Ahmed Soomro, Muhammad Jarwar, Muhammad Hussain Laghari, Ahsan Ali Laghari

Incidence of Cholelithiasis, its Complications and Management at Isra University Hospital

Juwereya Memon, Sohail Ahmed Soomro, Muhammad Jarwar, Muhammad Hussain Laghari, Ahsan Ali Laghari



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ABSTRACT

Aim: To determine the frequency of cholelithiasis, complications and its management at Isra University Hospital, Hyderabad.

Setting:  General Surgery Department, Isra University Hospital, Hyderabad

Duration: One year from Nov 2015 to Oct 2016

Methods: Patients (>20 years and <80 years) presenting in general surgery Out Patient Department (OPD) and admitted in general surgery ward with a suspected case of cholelithiasis based on the signs and symptoms along with supported physical examination were enrolled in this study. The confirmatory diagnosis of gallstones was made by using abdominal ultrasound. The complications of cholelithiasis were assessed thoroughly be examined and investigated by laboratory investigations and abdominal ultrasound, where appropriate and any complication. Data was collected via study proforma and analysis was done by using SPSS version 20.

Results: A total of 383 suspected patients were selected for this study. The study subjects consisted of 127 males (33%) and 256 (67%) females. The mean age of patients was 43.12+9.43 years. The overall prevalence of gallstones was 38.9% in suspected patients and the rate of complications among patients having gallstones was 46.3% as acute cholecystitis, chronic cholecystitis, acute pancreatitis and obstructed jaundice due to CBD stone, followed by cholangitis, Empyema, mucocele, perforation and peri cholecystitis abscess, gall bladder adenocarcinoma and gall stone ileus. Most of the patients 52.3% were managed through laparoscopic cholecystectomy, 36.2% were managed through open Cholecystectomy and 10.1% were managed conservatively and two patients underwent ERCP by gastroenterologist those having CBD stones.

Conclusion: In the observation of this study gall stone was highly prevalent in suspected cases and disease was associated with several complications. Mostly females and poor peoples were involved in complications by ignorance and late diagnosis of gall stone. Mostly patients were managed by laparoscopic cholecystectomy including open cholecystectomy, conservative treatment and ERCP.

Keywords: Cholecystectomy, complications, management



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