Development of symptoms and complications in individuals with asymptomatic gallstones

Abstract

Nearly one in ten individuals with asymptomatic gallbladder stones in the general population may be expected to develop symptoms or complications that require treatment within 5 years. Age may be inversely related to the incidence of complications.

Histopathological patterns of gall bladder diseases with special reference to incidental cases: a hospital based study

“…One was a 55 year old male Caucasian who had undergone routine USG as part of master health check up and the other was a 46 year old female .Studies have shown that incidental gallbladder carcinoma is found in about 0.5-1.1% of cholecystectomies for gall stone diseases 2,6 which was similar to our study [0.57%]. Gallbladder cancer is the most common cause of death from biliary malignancies.…”

Asymptomatic Gallstones (AsGS) – To Treat or Not to?

“…Similar findings have been reported more recently from Norway and Italy [10,11], and one could extrapolate that after 20 years, approximately two-thirds of individuals with AsGS would remain symptom free [6,7,9,[12][13][14] (Table 2). The data suggest that clinically silent GS in children and infants too are associated with low rates of complications and can be managed conservatively, unless complications occur.…”

Gangrenous Cholecystitis: Mortality and Risk Factors

“…7,16,17 Although 73.8% of the cases in our study were aged 51 years and older, age did not influence mortality.…”