Intrahepatic cholelithiasis in Guangxi area, an analysis of 8585 cases / 中国普通外科杂志

ABSTRACT

ObjectiveTo investigate the clinical epidemiology of intrahepatic cholelithiasis in Guangxi area. MethodsAn retrospective analysis was made on 8?585 cases of intrahepatic cholelithiasis proved by exploration in a period of 19 years. Data were collected and analyzed by computer PEMS.ResultsThe intrahepatic cholelithiasis accounted for more than one third of all biliary stone disease treated during the same period. The prevalence of intrahepatic cholelithiasis in peasants victim increased from 23.4% out of all gall stones in a period of 1981～1985 to 55.8% between 1991～1999. The constituent ratio of intrahepatic lithiasis in males was nearly the same to that in females. The peak age range of patients with intrahepatic lithiasis was 31～40, and the mortality was the highest among all biliary stone disease. ConclusionsIntrahepatic cholelithiasis is by no means a vanishing disease,especially in rural area.