ArticleJournal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract2009
Prospective 6 weeks follow-up post-cholecystectomy: the predictive value of pre-operative symptoms.
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- Persistent and de novo symptoms after cholecystectomy: a systematic review of cholecystectomy effectiveness.Surgical endoscopy · 2013Pooled it
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- The Symptomatic Outcomes of Cholecystectomy for Gallstones.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Etiologies of Long-Term Postcholecystectomy Symptoms: A Systematic Review.Gastroenterology research and practice · 2019Review
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- Black bile of melancholy or gallstones of biliary colics: historical perspectives on cholelithiasis.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2014Article
- Elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy for symptomatic uncomplicated gallstone disease: do the symptoms disappear?Surgical endoscopy · 2014Article
- Post-cholecystectomy symptoms were caused by persistence of a functional gastrointestinal disorder.World journal of gastroenterology · 2012Article
- Trait anxiety predicts outcome 6 weeks after cholecystectomy. A prospective follow-up study.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2011Article
- Risk assessment in cholelithiasis: is cholecystectomy always to be preferred?Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract · 2010Article
- Post-cholecystectomy quality of life: a prospective multicenter cohort study of its associations with preoperative functional status and patient demographics.Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract · 2009Article
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Abstract
objectiveMany patients with symptomatic cholelithiasis report persisting symptoms after elective cholecystectomy. The current prospective follow-up study aims at the identification and valuation of risk factors for negative symptomatic outcome at 6 weeks.
methodsConsecutive patients (n = 183), age 18-65 years, indicated for elective cholecystectomy due to symptomatic cholelithiasis, completed a self-report questionnaire. At 6 weeks post-operatively, the same self-report questionnaires were completed (n = 129). Predictors of the persistence and emergence of biliary and dyspeptic symptoms at 6 weeks post-cholecystectomy were investigated using univariate and multivariate logistic regression.
resultsAt 6 weeks post-operatively, the report of post-operative biliary symptoms was independently predicted by pre-operative dyspeptic symptoms (OR = 6.60) and bad taste (OR = 3.55). Pre-operative flatulence was an independent predictor of the report of biliary and dyspeptic symptoms ((OR = 3.33) and (OR = 3.27), respectively) and persisting biliary symptoms (OR = 4.21). Predictors of symptomatic outcome were only identified in women, not in men.
conclusionPatients with pre-operative dyspeptic symptoms, notably bad taste and flatulence, have an increased risk of negative post-cholecystectomy outcomes at 6 weeks. A symptom-specific approach should lead to optimalization of the indication of cholecystectomy and information of patients. Known risk factors for long-term outcomes might be valuable in female patients only.
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