Gall bladder disease: an analysis of cases in the North General Hospital

ABSTRACT

An analysis of 78 patients with gall bladder disease admitted to the surgical department of the North General Hospital was made. These cases were divided into the non-operated cases (40) and the operated cases (38). There was an incidence of twice as many female as male patientsCholecystectomy and choledochostomy was the procedure of choice in this series. Unless there were signs of imminent perforation and therefore resultant peritonitis, the patients were usually subjected to a preoperative regimen designed to build them upA high incidence of ascaris in the common bile duct was noted. It is believed that the presence of ascaris in the common bile duct signifies a preceding pathology in the biliary system. (Summary)