Gallbladder stones analyzes, bile and wound cultures in cholelithiasis

One hundred and fifty-two consecutive cases of cholelithiasis were studied. The gallbladder stones were analyzed to determine the constituents, the bile specimens were cultured and correlated with the cultures when wound infection occurred. Mixed gallstones were the commonest type (58.5%), pigment s...

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Veröffentlicht in:Saudi journal of gastroenterology 1996-09, Vol.2 (3), p.146-149
Hauptverfasser: Malatani, T S, Bobo, R A, Al-Kassab, A S, Al-Saigh, A S, Ajao, O G, Jastaniah, S, Bhattachan, C L
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Zusammenfassung:One hundred and fifty-two consecutive cases of cholelithiasis were studied. The gallbladder stones were analyzed to determine the constituents, the bile specimens were cultured and correlated with the cultures when wound infection occurred. Mixed gallstones were the commonest type (58.5%), pigment stones (27%) and cholesterol stones (14.5%). Positive bile cultures were found in 41 patients (27%) and Escherichia coli was the commonest organism isolated. The rate of wound infection was 14.5% and the most common organism cultured from the wound was staphylococcus epidermidis.
ISSN:1319-3767