Cholesterolosis in patients with chronic acalculous biliary pain

The outcome of patients with cholesterolosis was compared with that of those with chronic cholecystitis operated on for chronic acalculous biliary pain. A total of 55 patients with acalculous biliary pain with a median symptom duration of 24 (range 6–120) months were investigated by dynamic cholesci...

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Veröffentlicht in:	British journal of surgery 1994-01, Vol.81 (1), p.112-115
Hauptverfasser:	Kmiot, W. A., Perry, E. P., Donovan, I. A., Lee, M. J. R., Wolverson, R. F., Harding, L. K., Neoptolemos, J. P.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Biliary Tract - diagnostic imaging Biliary Tract - metabolism Biliary Tract Diseases - diagnostic imaging Biliary Tract Diseases - metabolism Biliary Tract Diseases - surgery Biological and medical sciences Cholecystectomy Cholesterol - metabolism Chronic Disease Female Follow-Up Studies Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen Humans Liver. Biliary tract. Portal circulation. Exocrine pancreas Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Other diseases. Semiology Pain - diagnostic imaging Pain - metabolism Pain - surgery Prognosis Radionuclide Imaging
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Zusammenfassung:	The outcome of patients with cholesterolosis was compared with that of those with chronic cholecystitis operated on for chronic acalculous biliary pain. A total of 55 patients with acalculous biliary pain with a median symptom duration of 24 (range 6–120) months were investigated by dynamic cholescintigraphy and followed for a median of 24 (range 12–60) months. Thirty‐five patients underwent cholecystectomy, of whom 22 had a low gallbladder ejection fraction (under 35 per cent), with symptomatic improvement in 21 of these (P
ISSN:	0007-1323 1365-2168
DOI:	10.1002/bjs.1800810141