Gallstone disease in the Himalayas (Sikkim and north Bengal): causation and stone analysis.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To know the extent of gallstone disease in Sikkim and North Bengal.METHODS:
487 (14.4%) patients with gallstones were diagnosed among 3375 patients with dyspepsia in 3 years. All patients with gallstone were evaluated based on a predefined questionnaire. Abdominal sonography was performed and obesity index was calculated. Gallstones retrieved at surgery from 29 patients were subjected to infra-red spectroscopic analysis.RESULTS:
The patients with gallstones included 375 women with average age of 40 years and 112 men with average age of 48.7 years. 15.7% of the women were nulliparous, 12% had one child and 23% had two children each. 73% of patients were of normal weight and 97% were non-vegetarians. Only cholesterol gallstones were found in these patients.CONCLUSIONS:
Gallstones are common in Sikkim and North Bengal among dyspeptics. A majority of patients are of normal weight. The disease occurs a decade earlier in women, most of whom have only up to two children.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Rural Population
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Sikkim
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Cholecystectomy
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Cholelithiasis
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Child
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Sex Factors
Type of study:
Prevalence study
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Year:
1998
Type:
Article
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