Understanding diarrhea in cholecystectomy patients: bibliographical review article/ Compreensao da diarreia em pacientes colecistectomizados: artigo de revisao bibliografica

Introduction: The present work covers the area of gastroenterology, the main condition being gallstones. One of the treatments used for this disease is cholecystectomy, which may have diarrhea as one of the symptoms in the postoperative period. This complication is the subject of investigation by health professionals and a reason for patients' doubts about its epidemiology, pathophysiology, associated clinical manifestations, diagnosis and treatment. Objectives: This study aims to systematically review the literature on aspects of post-cholecystectomy diarrhea and clarify doubts about the subject, contributing to the academic and medical society, in order to improve the quality of life of patients with this clinical manifestation. Methods: This is a literature review, in which the following databases were used: PubMed, SciELO and Google Scholar. Therefore, 124 articles were collected, of which 24 were selected according to the eligibility criteria. Conclusion: The present review allowed us to understand the pathophysiological mechanism, epidemiology, associated clinical manifestations, diagnosis and treatment of diarrhea in post-cholecystectomy patients. In the present study, we made this issue evident, which requires further study, as there are still many controversies about it, in addition to the prevalence of the symptom in postcholecystectomy patients. Keywords: Surgery; Cholelithiasis; Diarrhea. Introducao: O presente trabalho contempla a area da gastroenterologla, sendo a principal afeccao a litiase biliar. Um dos tratamentos utilizados para essa doenca e a colecistectomia, a qual pode ter a diarreia como um dos sintomas no pos-operatorio. Esta complicacao e alvo de investigacao dos profissionais da saude e motivo de duvidas dos pacientes acerca de sua epidemiologia, fisiopatologia, manifestacoes clinicas associadas, diagnostico e de seu tratamento. Objetivos: Este estudo tem como objetivo rever sistematicamente a literatura acerca dos aspectos da diarreia pos-colecistectomia e esclarecer as duvidas sobre o assunto, contribuindo com a sociedade academica e medica, afim de melhorar a qualidade de vida dos pacientes com essa manifestacao clinica. Metodos: Trata-se de uma revisao bibliografica, em que foram utilizadas as bases de dados: PubMed, SciELO e Google Academico. Para tanto, foram levantados 124 artigos, dos quais 24 foram selecionados de acordo com os criterios de elegibilidade. Conclusao: A presente revisao permitiu compreender como sucede o m