Cholelithiasis in patients on the kidney transplant waiting list
Clinics
; 65(4): 389-391, 2010.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To evaluate the prevalence of cholecystopathy in chronic renal patients awaiting kidney transplants.INTRODUCTION:
The prevalence and management of cholelithiasis in renal transplant patients is not well established.METHODS:
A total of 342 chronic renal failure patients on the waiting list for a kidney transplant were studied. Patients were evaluated for the presence of cholelithiasis and related symptoms, previous cholecystectomies and other abdominal surgeries, time on dialysis, and general data (gender, age, number of pregnancies, and body mass index).RESULTS:
Cholelithiasis was found in 41 out of 342 patients (12 percent). Twelve of these patients, all symptomatic, had previously undergone cholecystectomies. Five out of 29 patients who had not undergone surgery were symptomatic. Overall, 17 patients (41.5 percent) were symptomatic. Their mean age was 54 (range 32-74) years old; 61 percent were female, and their mean body mass index was 25.4. Nineteen (76 percent) out of 25 women had previously been pregnant, with an average of 3.6 pregnancies per woman.CONCLUSIONS:
The frequency of cholelithiasis was similar to that reported in the literature for the general population. However, the high frequency of symptomatic patients points toward an indication of routine pre-transplant cholecystectomy to avoid serious post-transplant complications.Key words
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LILACS
Main subject:
Cholelithiasis
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Kidney Transplantation
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Kidney Failure, Chronic
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Clinics
Journal subject:
MEDICINA
Year:
2010
Type:
Article