Incidence of Cholelithiasis in Different Age Group
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| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-203333
ABSTRACT
Objective:
In this study our main goal is to evaluate theincidence of cholelithiasis in different age group.Method:
This prospective study was done at Department ofSurgery, Rangpur Medical College Hospital Rangpur,Bangladesh from 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2008 where total 200patients were evaluated, of which 48 patients were male andremaining 152 patients were female.Results:
In the study most of the patients where female 76%and 60.72% female patients took hormonal contraceptives.Also, 75% male patients had multiple stones whereas femalehad 71.71%.Conclusion:
From our study we can conclude that,cholelithiasis is the commonest disease of hepatobiliary systemwhich is more common in female than male. In female the peakage group is 31-50 years where as in male it is 41-60 years.Various etiological factors are responsible for development ofcholelithiasis. Further study is needed for better outcome.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Type of study:
Incidence study
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Observational study
Year:
2019
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Article
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