Gallstones

The management of gallstone disease is changing rapidly, with an increase in day case surgery and in cholecystectomy during the index admission for cholecystitis and with the advent of natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery. Here, Sanders and Kingsnorth focus on the problems that gallstones...

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Veröffentlicht in:	BMJ 2007-08, Vol.335 (7614), p.295-299
Hauptverfasser:	Sanders, Grant, Kingsnorth, Andrew N
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Ambulatory Surgical Procedures Bile Bile ducts Cholangitis - etiology Cholecystectomy Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic - methods Cholecystitis Cholecystitis - diagnosis Cholecystitis - etiology CLINICAL REVIEW Colic Colic - diagnosis Colic - etiology Diagnosis Diagnostic tests Digestive system Forecasting Gallbladder Gallbladder Neoplasms - etiology Gallstones Gallstones - etiology Gallstones - therapy Humans Incidental Findings Jaundice - etiology Laparoscopic cholecystectomy Medical History Taking Medical procedures Medical treatment Pancreatitis - etiology Pathology Postoperative Complications - etiology Surgical specialties Symptoms Treatment Ultrasonography
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Zusammenfassung:	The management of gallstone disease is changing rapidly, with an increase in day case surgery and in cholecystectomy during the index admission for cholecystitis and with the advent of natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery. Here, Sanders and Kingsnorth focus on the problems that gallstones cause and their optimal treatment based on current evidence. Gallstones cause various problems like the most common being biliary colic and acute cholecystitis which is shown a study from US and which also mirrors in the UK.
ISSN:	0959-8138 0959-8146 0959-535X 1468-5833 1756-1833
DOI:	10.1136/bmj.39267.452257.AD