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Document Type : Article In Journal 
Document Title :
Gallbladder pathologies and cholelithiasis
علوم امراض المرارة و كوليليثاياسيس
 
Subject : Gallbladder pathologies and cholelithiasis 
Document Language : English 
Abstract : Objective: Cholecystectomy, mostly due to cholelithiasis is one of the most common surgical procedures utilizing a significant amount of healthcare resources. As there are a huge number of cases, for example approximately 300 cases per year in our region, outlines this commonly encountered lesion should be recorded. Also, in an attempt to delineate the outline of the pattern, age and sex distribution of gallbladder diseases in the whole Kingdom, a comparative analysis is also included in this study with 7 other studies published from different parts of the Kingdom. Methods: Our study consisted of 740 consecutive gallbladder cholecyctectomies mostly for cholelithiasis received in a time frame of 3.5 years (for example between January 1997 through to May 2000) by the Department of Histopathology retrieved from the records of the laboratory. The outline of main gallbladder pathologies was tabulated. The number of galibladders received with stones was also calculated. Age and sex distribution for gallbladder pathology and gallstones was also tabulated. cases only 7 cases for Conclusion: lesions are very common from other studies Gallbladder pathologies and similar results have been obtained by comparative analysis. The mean cholecystectomy rates in the Kingdom totalled approximately 10%, mean age for all cholecystectomy diseases in both sexes equalled 37.05. The mean age for males was 42.26, females 37.25 and their ratio was 44.5:1. 
ISSN : 0379-5284 
Journal Name : Saudi Medical Journal 
Volume : 22 
Issue Number : 10 
Publishing Year : 1420 AH
2001 AD 
Article Type : Article 
Added Date : Sunday, March 24, 2013 

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Researcher Name (Arabic)Researcher Name (English)Researcher TypeDr GradeEmail
ابراهيم حسن الزهرانيalzhrani, ibrahim hassanResearcherDoctorateibrahimzahrani@hotmail.com

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