Choledocholithiasis Essay

Common bile duct stones are concomitant with gallstones in 10-15% of the patients, with the percentage of association between 8% and 15% in patients under the age of 60 and between 15% and 60% in patients over the age of 601. A standard treatment for concomitant common bile duct (CBD) and gallstones remains controversial and there is no consensus on the optimal management strategy, which could be due to multiple factors, including the level of suspicion for choledocholithiasis, preferences (patient and physician), resources, and the expertise of the surgeons, endoscopists, and radiologists2. The well-known and popular treatment options include: (1) laparoscopic cholecystectomy after endoscopic treatment (a two-steps procedure), (2) endoscopic treatment…

asymptomatic gallstones. Among patients who develop symptoms a significant number will subsequently develop complications, which is why prophylactic cholecystectomy is advised once biliary symptoms develop (Zakko, 2018) Reports from a number of studies on the prevalence of gallstone disease indicate that once the initial uncomplicated biliary symptoms develop, the chance of recurrent symptoms is approximately 30% per year in the first two years, and the chance of developing complication is…

gastrojejunal stricture. It is usually diagnosed by endoscopy but may uncommonly be visible on CT . (287) e- Gastrogastric Fistula: It is an uncommon complication occurring in 48 h after surgery PE PE MI MI Retained gas from pneumoperitoneum Pneumonia Abdominal compartment syndrome Leak TableCauses of abdominal pain after gastric bypass Pouch, remnant stomach disorders Small-intestine disorders Behavioral, dietary disorders Functional disorders Biliary disorders…

count, Hemoglobin, Hematocrit, Leukocyte count, Neutrophil count, Platelet count, AST, ALT, BUN, Serum creatinine, CRP, and Body temperature. Data Sources, terms- They got their data from 96 elderly patients (65 years and older) who were hospitalized with infectious disease, and were treated with either 9g/day or 12g/ day of ABPC/SBT. The patients were hospitalized from December of 2011 to July of 2012 at Rakuwa Kai Otowa Hospital. Prior to conducting their experiment, the researchers…