2016
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-015-3008-8
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Cholecystectomy and Liver Disease in Short Bowel Syndrome

Abstract: Cholecystectomy does not appear to increase the incidence of liver disease in short bowel patients overall. Fibrosis/cirrhosis occurs significantly less frequently in patients with an intact gallbladder.

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“…[ 69 ] Moreover, patients with high trait anxiety are less likely to benefit from surgery and may complain of persistence of symptoms. [ 70 ] Imaging does not reveal any abnormality in such patients. Recently, an association has been proposed between various liver diseases and cholecystectomy patients.…”
Section: Other Complicationsmentioning
confidence: 89%
“…[ 69 ] Moreover, patients with high trait anxiety are less likely to benefit from surgery and may complain of persistence of symptoms. [ 70 ] Imaging does not reveal any abnormality in such patients. Recently, an association has been proposed between various liver diseases and cholecystectomy patients.…”
Section: Other Complicationsmentioning
confidence: 89%
“…Ursodeoxycholic acid may help prevent gallstones by reducing lithogenic bile, although this has not been studied in patients with SBS 53 . Because of the increased risk of cholelithiasis and subsequent complications, it has been proposed that asymptomatic patients with SBS and gallstones should be considered for prophylactic cholecystectomy, particularly when a surgical procedure is already being planned for another reason 48,54,55 …”
Section: Biliary Diseasementioning
confidence: 99%