ABSTRACT
Background: The prevalence of cholelithiasis and gallbladder cancer may be different across ethnic groups. Aim: To study the prevalence of cholelithiasis and gallbladder cancer among Aymara individuals. Material and Methods: An abdominal ultrasound was carried out in a sample of 182 Aymara women aged 46 ± 16 years and 76 Aymara men aged 55 ± 16 years. In addition, the histopathological reports of both patients with a history of previous cholecystectomy and those operated after the study were reviewed. Results: Ultrasound was normal in 150 participants (58%), 76 had cholelithiasis (30%) and 32 (12%) had a history of cholecystectomy. Pathological reports of the excised gallbladder were available for 106 cases and showed a chronic cholecystitis in 98% of cases. Gallbladder cancer was not reported. Conclusions: There is a 42% prevalence of cholelithiasis and no gallbladder cancer in this sample of Aymara population.
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Adult , Aged , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Cholelithiasis , Cholecystitis , Gallbladder Neoplasms , Cholecystectomy , Cholelithiasis/surgery , Cholelithiasis/epidemiology , Cholelithiasis/diagnostic imaging , Cholecystitis/surgery , Prevalence , Gallbladder Neoplasms/surgery , Gallbladder Neoplasms/epidemiology , Gallbladder Neoplasms/diagnostic imagingABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of cholelithiasis and gallbladder cancer may be different across ethnic groups. AIM: To study the prevalence of cholelithiasis and gallbladder cancer among Aymara individuals. MATERIAL AND METHODS: An abdominal ultrasound was carried out in a sample of 182 Aymara women aged 46 ± 16 years and 76 Aymara men aged 55 ± 16 years. In addition, the histopathological reports of both patients with a history of previous cholecystectomy and those operated after the study were reviewed. RESULTS: Ultrasound was normal in 150 participants (58%), 76 had cholelithiasis (30%) and 32 (12%) had a history of cholecystectomy. Pathological reports of the excised gallbladder were available for 106 cases and showed a chronic cholecystitis in 98% of cases. Gallbladder cancer was not reported. CONCLUSIONS: There is a 42% prevalence of cholelithiasis and no gallbladder cancer in this sample of Aymara population.
