Surgical Complications of Cholecystectomy among Patients: A Clinical Study

Journal Title: Journal of Advanced Medical and Dental Sciences Research - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 3

Abstract

Background: Cholelithiasis is a common disease, typically occurring between 30 and 60 years of age. Among the disorders of the urinary tract, gall bladder stones are a major cause of morbidity. This study was conducted to estimate the post operative complications of cholecystomy in study population. Materials &Methods: This study was conducted in the Department of General Surgery. 140 patients treated for gall bladder diseases and cholelithiasis was investigated. Patient’s data such as name, age, gender etc. was retrieved from case history performa. Any complications found post operatively were recorded. Results: Out of 140 subjects, males were 30 and females were 110. The difference among patients was non significant. Age group 20-40 years consisted of 5 males and 50 females. Age group 40-60 years had 18 males and 42 females. 07 males and 18 females were more than 60 years of age. The difference was significant (P-0.01). The most common complication was adhesions (53) followed by bleeding (32), empyema (20), mucocele (15), anomaly of biliary system (10) CBD (5), bowel injury (4) and difficult calot’s triangle (1). The difference was significant (P-0.01). Wound infections was seen in 35 patients. Other was jaundice (10), biliary fistula (2), nausea/vomiting (15), biliary strictures (6) and incisional hernia (3). The difference was significant (P-0.02). Conclusion: Gall bladder diseases are commonly seen among young and middle age group. It is the disease of women around 40 years age. Gall stones are common findings. Common intraoperative findings are adhesions, bleeding, empyema, mucocele, anomaly of biliary tree.

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R B Singh, Pankaj Kumar Mishra

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R B Singh, Pankaj Kumar Mishra (2018). Surgical Complications of Cholecystectomy among Patients: A Clinical Study. Journal of Advanced Medical and Dental Sciences Research, 6(3), 37-40. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-532471