Prognostic Indicators of Quality of Life after Cholecystectomy for Biliary Dyskinesia

Approximately 30 per cent of patients who undergo cholecystectomy for biliary dyskinesia will continue to have symptoms after surgery. Quality of life has not been evaluated but may be decreased in these patients. The purpose of this study was to measure quality of life after laparoscopic cholecyste...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American surgeon 2008-05, Vol.74 (5), p.400-404
Hauptverfasser: GEIGER, Timothy M, AWAD, Ziad T, BURGARD, Michael, SINGH, Amolak, DAVIS, Wade, THALER, Klaus, MIEDEMA, Brent W
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Zusammenfassung:Approximately 30 per cent of patients who undergo cholecystectomy for biliary dyskinesia will continue to have symptoms after surgery. Quality of life has not been evaluated but may be decreased in these patients. The purpose of this study was to measure quality of life after laparoscopic cholecystectomy in these patients to better define optimal treatment of biliary dyskinesia. All patients with biliary dyskinesia (defined as the absence of gallstones, and a gallbladder ejection fraction of
ISSN:0003-1348
1555-9823
DOI:10.1177/000313480807400507