Seguimiento a largo plazo de pacientes con colecistolitiasis asintomática y sintomática no operados / Long term follow up of patients with asymptomatic and symptomatic cholecystolithiasis without surgery

ABSTRACT

Ninety two patients with cholelithiasis (57 female), aged 15 to 80 years old and that were not operated, were followed during a period of 9 to 14 years. Thirteen patients were initially asymptomatic. Of them, seven had complications or symptoms during follow up and 2 were operated. Among the 69 symptomatic patients, 38 (55 percent) were not operated and 17 (25 percent) did not have symptoms again. Ten patients died during follow up, 4 due to complications of biliary tract stones. The present finding suggest that the evolution of cholelithiasis in Chile is more aggressive than abroad and an early surgical treatment is warranted