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Xu KJ, Brock JC, Goussous N, Sill AM, Cunningham SC. Functional gallbladder disorder: Interim analysis of a prospective cohort study. Am J Surg 2024; 229:129-132. [PMID: 38110322 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2023.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2023] [Revised: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 12/09/2023] [Indexed: 12/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND Functional gallbladder disorder (FGBD) remains a controversial indication for cholecystectomy. METHODS A prospective cohort study enrolled patients strictly meeting Rome criteria for FGBD, and cholecystectomy was performed. They were assessed pre- and 3 and 6 months postoperatively with surveys of abdominal pain and quality of life (RAPID and SF-12 surveys, respectively). Interim analysis was performed. RESULTS Although neither ejection fraction nor pain reproduction predicted success after cholecystectomy, the vast majority of enrolled patients had a successful outcome after undergoing cholecystectomy for FGBD: of a planned 100 patients, 46 were enrolled. Of 31 evaluable patients, 26 (83.9 %) reported RAPID improvement and 28 (93.3 %) SF12 improvement at 3- or 6-month follow-up. CONCLUSION FGBD, strictly diagnosed, should perhaps no longer be a controversial indication for cholecystectomy, since its success rate for biliary pain in this study was similar to that for symptomatic cholelithiasis. Larger-scale studies or randomized trials may confirm these findings.
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- Kevin J Xu
- Department of Surgery, Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, MD, 21229, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, MD, 21229, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, MD, 21229, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, MD, 21229, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, MD, 21229, USA.
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Chang J, Liu Y, Jiang TC, Zhao L, Liu JW. Cholecystokinin and cholecystokinin-A receptor: An attractive treatment strategy for biliary dyskinesia? World J Gastroenterol 2024; 30:283-285. [PMID: 38314130 PMCID: PMC10835532 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v30.i3.283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2023] [Revised: 12/16/2023] [Accepted: 01/09/2024] [Indexed: 01/18/2024] Open
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Biliary dyskinesia is a relatively common gastrointestinal disease that is increasing in incidence as living standards improve. However, its underlying pathogenesis remains unclear, hindering the development of therapeutic drugs. Recently, "Expression and functional study of cholecystokinin-A receptors on the interstitial Cajal-like cells of the guinea pig common bile duct" demonstrated that cholecystokinin (CCK) regulates the contractile function of the common bile duct through interaction with the CCK-A receptor in interstitial Cajal-like cells, contributing to improving the academic understanding of biliary tract dynamics and providing emerging directions for the pathogenesis and clinical management of biliary dyskinesia. This letter provides a brief overview of the role of CCK and CCK-A receptors in biliary dyskinesia from the perspective of animal experiments and clinical studies, and discusses prospects and challenges for the clinical application of CCK and CCK-A receptors as potential therapeutic targets.
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- Jun Chang
- Tianjin Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, The First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300381, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Tianjin Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Nankai Hospital, Tianjin 300100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Component-Based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China
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- Tianjin Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, The First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300381, China
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- School of Integrative Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China
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Louis-Jean S, Agrawal N, Chaudhry S, Mazer A. Biliary Dyskinesia in Stiff Person Syndrome: An Association Between Reduced GABA Production and Gastroenteric Dysmotility. J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect 2023; 13:94-96. [PMID: 37868672 PMCID: PMC10589039 DOI: 10.55729/2000-9666.1239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 10/24/2023] Open
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Stiff person syndrome (SPS) and biliary dyskinesia are two rare but potentially debilitating conditions that can significantly impact quality of life. SPS is a rare neurological disorder characterized by muscle stiffness, rigidity, and muscle spasms that primarily affect the trunk and limbs and is associated with extra-axial manifestations involving the gastrointestinal tract. Biliary dyskinesia is a gastrointestinal disorder characterized by abnormal gallbladder emptying, leading to symptoms of intense abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. Despite their distinct clinical presentations, studies have suggested a possible connection between the two disorders. This link may be due to involvement of similar neurotransmitters and autoantibodies in both conditions. In this report, we present a case of biliary dyskinesia in a 58-year-old male with prior history of chronic gastrointestinal symptoms, autoimmune disease, and SPS. Given the rarity of these conditions, there is a need for increased awareness and improved diagnostic modalities to facilitate early detection and management.
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- Scarlet Louis-Jean
- Department of Internal Medicine, Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, MD,
USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, MD,
USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, MD,
USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, MD,
USA
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Chu Y, McGrath MA. Is abnormal gallbladder ejection fraction hokum? Retrospective chart review of gallbladder ejection fraction and subsequent postoperative symptom relief, surgical pathology, and current literature review. World J Nucl Med 2021; 20:260-265. [PMID: 34703394 PMCID: PMC8488886 DOI: 10.4103/wjnm.wjnm_117_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2020] [Revised: 09/21/2020] [Accepted: 10/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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The purpose of this report is to investigate the clinical importance of increased or decreased gallbladder ejection fraction (GBEF) and ultrasound findings for biliary dyskinesia by evaluating postsurgical symptom relief and surgical pathology. Single institution electronic medical record review was prepared for patients who underwent hepatobiliary iminodiacetic acid (HIDA) scan with GBEF and cholecystectomy between January 2013 and March 2020. Relevant data included patient demographics, ultrasound results, surgical pathology, HIDA with GBEF results, and postoperative symptom relief at the time of follow-up. Student's t-test was also utilized for additional statistical analysis. A total of 67 patients underwent cholecystectomy within a 1-month period of time after HIDA with GBEF. Of these patients, 97% had findings consistent with chronic cholecystitis and 3% of the patients demonstrated both acute and chronic cholecystitis surgical pathology. Fifty-seven percent of the patients demonstrated a GBEF <38%, 30% had a GBEF >80%, and 13% had a GBEF 38%-80% with a postoperative symptom resolution around 82%, 77%, and 100%, respectively. GBEF alone may not be determinative regarding gallbladder pathology or postoperative symptom relief in patients that present with typical symptoms. Regarding dyskinetic gallbladders, elevated and decreased GBEF groups were not significantly different in terms of surgical pathology or symptom relief. These patients may benefit from being treated as a single group rather than as separate entities. Elevated and decreased GBEF groups demonstrated mostly normal ultrasound results that raised concern for the utility of ultrasound as a rule out test for gallbladder inflammation.
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- Youngmin Chu
- Department of Radiology, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Department of Radiology, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA
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Liebe HL, Phillips R, Handley M, Gastanaduy M, Burton JH, Roybal J. A pediatric surgeon's dilemma: does cholecystectomy improve symptoms of biliary dyskinesia? Pediatr Surg Int 2021; 37:1251-1257. [PMID: 33977350 DOI: 10.1007/s00383-021-04922-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Biliary dyskinesia (BD) is a well-established gallbladder pathology in adult patients and rates of cholecystectomy for BD continue to rise in the United States. Many pediatric patients with vague abdominal pain of variable duration are evaluated for biliary dyskinesia. It remains unknown which cohort of pediatric patients diagnosed with BD are most likely to have sustained improvement in symptoms following laparoscopic cholecystectomy. We aimed to determine whether cholecystectomy resulted in symptom relief and led to a reduction in the number of medical visits related to gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms after surgery. METHODS We performed a multi-institution retrospective review of all children < 18 years of age who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy for BD between January 2013 and April 2018 in our hospital system. GI symptoms and clinical visits related to a GI complaint were assessed preoperatively. Patients were followed for 2 years after surgery. At 6 months and 2 years postoperatively, symptoms and the rate of medical visits related to a GI complaint were quantified and compared to the preoperative values. RESULTS In total, 45 patients met our inclusion criteria. Of these, 82% of patients were female. The average age was 14 years old (± 2.6) and 56% of patients met the criteria for being overweight or obese. The mean gallbladder ejection fraction was 13% (± 10.8). All patients had abdominal pain, 82% (37/45) presented with nausea, and 51% (23/45) presented with post-prandial pain. Six months postoperatively, 58% of patients experienced resolution of their abdominal pain which decreased to 38% of patients after 2 years. Similarly, 59% had resolution of their nausea at 6 months compared to 43% at 2 years, and 100% had resolution of their post-prandial pain at 6 months compared to 91% at 2 years. The total number of clinical visits related to a GI complaint decreased from 2.6 (± 2.4) preoperatively to 1.0 (± 1.3) within 6 months postoperatively. When followed to 2 years postoperatively, the 6-month rate of clinical visits related to a GI complaint decreased from a mean of 2.6 preoperatively to 0.71 following surgery. CONCLUSIONS Following cholecystectomy, we observed a high percentage of durable symptom resolution in those patients with BD who presented with post-prandial pain. Patients with non-food-related abdominal pain, with or without nausea and vomiting, had a lower rate of symptom resolution after surgery and the rate declined with time. For patients without post-prandial pain, evaluation and treatment of alternative sources of pain should be considered prior to surgery. Regardless of their presenting symptoms, patients who underwent surgery for BD had fewer clinical GI-related visits after surgery. However, no specific gallbladder ejection fraction or symptom alone was predictive of a lower rate of clinical visits postoperatively.
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- Heather L Liebe
- Ochsner Clinic Foundation, 1514 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA, 70121, USA.
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- Ochsner Clinic Foundation, 1514 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA, 70121, USA
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- Ochsner Clinic Foundation, 1514 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA, 70121, USA
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- Division of Academics, Ochsner Health, Ochsner Center for Outcomes and Health Services Research, 1514 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA, 70121, USA
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- Division of Academics, Ochsner Health, Ochsner Center for Outcomes and Health Services Research, 1514 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA, 70121, USA
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- Ochsner Clinic Foundation, 1514 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA, 70121, USA
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Bosley ME, Jacobson J, Gaffley MWG, Beckwith MA, Pandya SR, Davis JS, Neff LP. Biliary hyperkinesia in adolescents-it isn't all hype! Transl Gastroenterol Hepatol 2021; 6:36. [PMID: 34423157 DOI: 10.21037/tgh-20-258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2020] [Accepted: 08/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background Biliary dyskinesia generally refers to a hypofunctioning gallbladder with an ejection fraction (EF) of <35% on hepatobiliary iminodiacetic acid scan with cholecystokinin stimulation (CCK-HIDA testing). In adults, biliary hyperkinesia has a defined association with biliary colic symptoms and can be relieved with surgical intervention. This clinical entity has not been well described in children or adolescents. In fact, only recently have we seen biliary hyperkinesia on HIDA at our centers. To that end, we reviewed our recent experience with adolescents who have presented and been treated for this unusual clinical entity. Methods With IRB approval, we retrospectively reviewed the records of all patients with abnormally high HIDA EFs (>80%) cared for by the pediatric surgery services at two tertiary care centers over the span of a three-year period. Age, sex, BMI, CCK-HIDA results, and preoperative testing and post-operative pathology were noted. Resolution of symptoms was determined by subjective patient self-reporting at postoperative visit. Results Eighteen patients met inclusion criteria. Average age 15.7 (range, 10-17 years), median BMI 27.3 (±8.2). Fifteen patients were female and 3 were male. Average CCK-HIDA EF was 91.6% (±5.2), 82.4% of the patients had evidence of chronic cholecystitis and/or cholesterolosis on pathology. Postoperatively, 82.4% of the patients available for follow up (n=17) reported complete or near complete resolution of symptoms. Conclusions Biliary hyperkinesia is an emerging clinical entity in children and adolescents and has a similar presentation to biliary hypokinesia. While the pathophysiologic mechanism of pain is not fully elucidated, laparoscopic cholecystectomy appears to provide a surgical cure for these patients and should be considered in the differential for the patient with an unremarkable workup and history suggestive of biliary colic.
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- Maggie E Bosley
- Department of General Surgery, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Department of General Surgery, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of General Surgery, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Department of General Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Children's Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Children's Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Section of Pediatric Surgery, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Brenner Children's Hospital, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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Arshi J, Layfield LJ, Esebua M. Mast cell infiltration and activation in the gallbladder wall: Implications for the pathogenesis of functional gallbladder disorder in adult patients. Ann Diagn Pathol 2021; 54:151798. [PMID: 34391170 DOI: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2021.151798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2021] [Accepted: 07/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Functional gallbladder disorder (FGD) is characterized by recurrent biliary colic with a decreased gallbladder ejection fraction on cholescintigraphy but absence of visible gallbladder abnormalities on ultrasonography. FGD is generally regarded as a primary gallbladder motility disturbance, however, the underlying pathophysiology remains largely unknown. In this study, we investigated the potential role of mast cells in the pathogenesis of FGD by examining mast cell density and activation in the gallbladder wall. DESIGN Twenty adult patients with FGD undergoing cholecystectomy were included in the study. Seven patients with no gallbladder disease were served as controls who were subject to incidental cholecystectomy during abdominal surgery such as partial hepatectomy. The density of mast cells in the gallbladder wall was assessed by immunohistochemistry and by toluidine blue special stain. Mast cell activation was evaluated by calculating the percentage of degranulated mast cells on toluidine blue stain. RESULTS Compared to the controls, patients with FGD showed a significant increase in mast cell infiltration in the gallbladder walls. Peak mast cell accumulation was predominantly located in the inner muscular layer of the gallbladder wall. Mast cell activation was also markedly increased in the FGD group as evidenced by significantly enhanced mast cell degranulation. CONCLUSIONS Mast cell infiltration and activation were significantly increased in the muscular wall of gallbladders from FGD patients, suggesting potential involvement of mast cells in the compromised gallbladder motility in adult patients with FGD.
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Eltyeb HA, Al-Leswas D, Abdalla MO, Wayman J. Systematic review and meta-analyses of cholecystectomy as a treatment of biliary hyperkinesia. Clin J Gastroenterol 2021; 14:1308-17. [PMID: 34115337 DOI: 10.1007/s12328-021-01463-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2020] [Accepted: 06/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Biliary hyperkinesia is typically diagnosed in patients with biliary-like pain and no evidence of gall stones on imaging modalities but who have had biliary scintigraphy scan (HIDA) that shows ejection fraction ≥ 80%. This study aims to identify whether the removal of the gall bladder can alleviate the symptoms associated with biliary hyperkinesia. Systematic search following PRISMA guidelines was done from inception to January 2020 using PubMed/Medline, OVID, Embase, Cochrane database of systemic reviews, Cochrane central register of controlled trials, The Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE) and Cochrane library databases. Results were expressed as risk ratios (RR) for dichotomous outcomes together with 95% confidence intervals (CI) or mean differences (MD) or standardized MD (SMD) for continuous outcomes. A meta-analysis was done using random-effect model in RevMan 5.4® software. Thirteen studies met the inclusion criteria and were included in the review. A total of 332 patients diagnosed with biliary hyperkinesia underwent cholecystectomy, of whom 303 (91.3%) reported symptomatic improvement RR 8.67 (95% CI 4.95, 15.16) P = 0.01. Six studies described abnormal histological features in 163/181 (90.05%) with high GB EF. RR 7.88 (95% CI 3.94, 15.75) P = 0.08. Chronic cholecystitis n = 155 (95%), cholesterolosis n = 7 (4.3%), and one showed features of acute cholecystitis. Patients with typical biliary colic symptoms without gallstones and markedly high ejection fraction might benefit from having cholecystectomy to alleviate their symptoms.
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Tao Z, Emuakhagbon VS, Pham T, Augustine MM, Guzzetta A, Huerta S. Outcomes of robotic and laparoscopic cholecystectomy for benign gallbladder disease in Veteran patients. J Robot Surg 2021; 15:849-857. [PMID: 33400103 DOI: 10.1007/s11701-020-01183-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2020] [Accepted: 12/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The robotic platform for cholecystectomy has been extensively studied in comparison to its laparoscopic counterpart with acceptable outcomes. However, wide acceptance of a robotic approach to cholecystectomy has been limited by increased operative room (OR) times and substantially higher cost. This is a single-institution retrospective review of Veteran patients presenting for elective laparoscopic (LC) and robotic (RC) cholecystectomies for benign biliary disease at the Dallas VA Medical Center. The primary goal was to interrogate 30-day morbidity as well as operative room times, estimated blood loss (EBL), hospital length of stay (LOS), and conversion rates. The entire cohort included 612 patients (age = 55.1 ± 12.9 years, men = 77.9%, BMI = 31.2 ± 6.3 kg/m2) undergoing elective cholecystectomy (LC = 441 and RC = 171) for benign biliary disease (biliary colic = 78.8%, history of biliary pancreatitis = 7.8%, history of cholecystitis = 5.7%). Univariate analysis comparing LC and RC showed the two groups to be of similar age (55.4 ± 12.4 vs. 54.4 ± 14.2 years; p = 0.4), male gender (79.4% vs. 74.3%, p = 0.2), and BMI (31.1 ± 6.4 vs. 31.5 ± 6.3 kg/m2; p = 0.5). Except for dyslipidemia (LC = 48.3% vs. RC = 36.8%; p = 0.01), both groups had the same rate of co-morbid conditions. ASA level III and IV (LC = 60.1 vs. RC = 69.0%, p = 0.04) was higher in the RC group. Both groups underwent surgical intervention for similar indications (biliary colic LC = 80.5% vs. RC = 74.3; p = 0.1). Hospital LOS (1.7 ± 3.2 vs. 0.3 ± 0.9 days, p < 0.001), EBL (32.3 ± 52.3 vs. 17.0 ± 43.1; p = 0.001), and conversion to open (6.6% vs. 0.6%, p = 0.001) were all superior with the robotic platform. Thirty-day overall morbidity (9.8% vs. 12.3%, p = 0.4), skin-to-skin OR time (84.5 ± 33.5 vs. 88.0 ± 35.3 min, p = 0.2), and total OR time (129.2 ± 36.8 vs. 129.7 ± 39.7, p = 0.9) were similar between the LC and RC groups. Despite being older and having more comorbidities, Veteran patients undergoing robotic cholecystectomy experienced equivalent OR time and a moderate improvement in conversion rate, EBL, and hospital LOS compared to those undergoing conventional laparoscopy, therein demonstrating the safety and efficacy of the robotic platform for this patient population.
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- Zoe Tao
- Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.,VA North Texas Health Care System, 4500 S. Lancaster Road, Surgical Service (112), Dallas, TX, 75216, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.,VA North Texas Health Care System, 4500 S. Lancaster Road, Surgical Service (112), Dallas, TX, 75216, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.,VA North Texas Health Care System, 4500 S. Lancaster Road, Surgical Service (112), Dallas, TX, 75216, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.,VA North Texas Health Care System, 4500 S. Lancaster Road, Surgical Service (112), Dallas, TX, 75216, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA. .,VA North Texas Health Care System, 4500 S. Lancaster Road, Surgical Service (112), Dallas, TX, 75216, USA.
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Khan FA, Markwith N, Islam S. What is the role of the cholecystokinin stimulated HIDA scan in evaluating abdominal pain in children? J Pediatr Surg 2020; 55:2653-2656. [PMID: 32482410 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2020.03.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2019] [Revised: 01/22/2020] [Accepted: 03/22/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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PURPOSE Cholecystokinin stimulated HIDA (CCK-HIDA) has been used to identify patients with biliary dyskinesia and select patients likely to benefit from cholecystectomy. The appropriate use of this study in children remains controversial and this study aims to better understand the utility of this test. METHODS Children who underwent a CCK-HIDA for evaluation of abdominal pain over a 15-year period were included, after excluding infants and patient's s/p liver transplant. Relevant clinical and outcomes data were abstracted and analyzed. RESULTS 124 patients met inclusion criteria. Mean age was 14.5 ± 2.6 years, Mean BMI was 27.9 ± 9.9 and 96 (77.4%) presented with right upper quadrant or epigastric pain. The mean ejection fraction (EF) was 58.5 ± 31.8%, with 37 (29.8%) < 35% EF. Using receiver operating curve analysis no specific EF threshold value predictive of resolution of symptoms was identified (AUC 0.510; p = 0.94). Using EF <35% and >35% and <20% and >20%, no association was noted with partial/complete resolution of symptoms. On multivariate regression analysis neither EF nor pain reproduction with CCK administration were independently associated with resolution of symptoms. CONCLUSIONS These data suggest that the CCK-HIDA scan is a poor predictor of benefit from cholecystectomy. Prospective large studies would help in identifying better criterion for patient selection, especially with the trend of increasing surgery for functional gallbladder disorders. TYPE OF STUDY Case cohort. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE IV.
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- Faraz A Khan
- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA.
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL.
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Nearly 20,000 pediatric patients undergo cholecystectomy annually, and abnormal gallbladder emptying ("biliary dyskinesia") has replaced cholelithiasis as the leading indication for this operation in the USA. Nonetheless, patients with abnormal gallbladder emptying nuclear medicine scans do not uniformly benefit from cholecystectomy. This article reviews the available data on presentation, workup and treatment of patients with abnormally low and high rates of gallbladder emptying.
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- M Coluccio
- University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, 818 Ellicott St, Buffalo, New York, 14203, USA
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- University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, 818 Ellicott St, Buffalo, New York, 14203, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, 818 Ellicott St, Buffalo, New York, 14203, USA; Department of Pediatric Surgery, John R. Oishei Children's Hospital, 818 Ellicott St, Buffalo, New York, 14203, USA.
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Roger J, Heeley T, Graham W, Walsh A. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for ultrasound normal gallbladders: Should we forego hepatobiliary iminodiacetic acid scans? Can J Rural Med 2019; 24:61-64. [PMID: 30924462 DOI: 10.4103/cjrm.cjrm_28_18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Introduction Hepatobiliary iminodiacetic acid (HIDA)-radionuclear scans are used to diagnose biliary dyskinesia, the treatment for which is a laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). However, the predictive value of the HIDA scan for LC candidacy is debated. Case A physical, ultrasound, and blood test for a 53-year-old woman with biliary dyskinesia-like symptoms were normal, contradicting a textbook history. A HIDA-scan was ordered but the results suggested she was not eligible for a LC. The patient insisted on receiving the procedure and gave informed consent to undergo an elective LC. Results Six-weeks post-surgery, the patient's symptoms had ceased besides one short episode of abdominal pain. Conclusion A LC relieved the patient's symptoms, suggesting that negative HIDA-scans can mislead correct decisions to perform a LC. Surgeons who receive inconclusive HIDA scan results should consult their patients, and when necessary and agreed-upon, take an informed risk together in an attempt to improve the patient's quality of life.
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- Judith Roger
- Centre for Rural Health Studies, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada
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- Centre for Rural Health Studies, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada
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- Centre for Rural Health Studies, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada
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- Centre for Rural Health Studies, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada
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Cairo SB, Aranda A, Bartz-Kurycki M, Baxter KJ, Bonasso P, Dassinger M, Deans KJ, Dorey D, Emengo P, Fialkowski E, Gayer C, Gonzales B, Gusman N, Hawkins RB, Herzing K, Huang E, Islam S, Jancelewicz T, Landman MP, Lally KP, Lesher A, Minneci PC, Raval MV, Russell R, Shah S, Slater B, Schoel LJ, Peter SS, Sujka J, Waterhouse J, Rothstein DH; Pediatric Surgery Research Collaborative (PedSRC). Variability in perioperative evaluation and resource utilization in pediatric patients with suspected biliary dyskinesia: A multi-institutional retrospective cohort study. J Pediatr Surg 2019; 54:1118-22. [PMID: 30885555 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2019.02.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2019] [Accepted: 02/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Biliary dyskinesia (BD) is a common indication for pediatric cholecystectomy. While diagnosis is primarily based on diminished gallbladder ejection fraction (GB-EF), work-up and management in pediatrics is controversial. METHODS We conducted a multi-institutional retrospective review of children undergoing cholecystectomy for BD to compare perioperative work-up and outcomes. RESULTS Six hundred seventy-eight patients across 16 institutions were included. There was no significant difference in gender, age, or BMI between institutions. Most patients were white (86.3%), non-Hispanic (79.9%), and had private insurance (55.2%). Gallbladder ejection fraction (EF) was reported in 84.5% of patients, and 44.8% had an EF <15%. 30.7% of patients were initially seen by pediatric surgeons, 31.3% by pediatric gastroenterologists, and 23.4% by the emergency department with significant variability between institutions (p < 0.001). Symptoms persisted in 35.3% of patients post-operatively with a median follow-up of 21 days (IQR 13, 34). On multivariate analysis, only non-white race and the presence of psychiatric comorbidities were associated with increased risk of post-operative symptoms. CONCLUSION There is significant variability in evaluation and follow-up both before and after cholecystectomy for BD. Prospective research with standardized data collection and follow-up is needed to develop and validate optimal care pathways for pediatric patients with suspected BD. STUDY TYPE Case Series, Retrospective Review. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level IV.
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Bates JA, Dinnan K, Sharp V. Biliary hyperkinesia, a new diagnosis or misunderstood pathophysiology of dyskinesia: A case report. Int J Surg Case Rep 2019; 55:80-83. [PMID: 30716707 PMCID: PMC6360460 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2019.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2018] [Revised: 01/02/2019] [Accepted: 01/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Biliary colic, characterized by intermittent right upper quadrant abdominal pain is a common complaint in the United States population. Patients whose pain is undiagnosed by ultrasound generally undergo hepatobiliary iminodiacetic acid scan with cholecystokinin stimulation (HIDA-CCK) to assess function of the gallbladder and biliary tree. Traditionally, two outcomes are possible based on a measured ejection fraction of the gallbladder: either dyskinesia or normal function is diagnosed. Biliary dyskinesia, or hypokinesia of the gallbladder, is accepted as an ejection fraction less than 35%, while an accepted normal functioning gallbladder ejection fraction is greater than 35%. CASE We report a case of a fifteen-year-old female who had functional gallbladder disease per Rome IV criteria due to intermittent biliary colic, with exception to the ejection fraction measurement which was elevated at 96.5%. She underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy with complete symptom resolution. DISCUSSION As demonstrated in the literature reviewed here, these subsets of patients, who present with normal to high ejection fractions, have undergone laparoscopic cholecystectomy with resolution of pain in several case studies. CONCLUSION Many unknown variables still exist due to lack of prospective studies, most notably the pathophysiology and definitive indications for surgical treatment. As such, we propose that surgical options should not be limited to those who display the traditional findings of biliary dyskinesia, but also patients who demonstrate typical symptoms with normal to elevated ejection fraction, following work up to rule out the extensive differential diagnoses for right upper quadrant abdominal pain.
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- John A Bates
- Beaumont Health Farmington Hills, General Surgery Department, 28050 Grand River Avenue, Farmington Hills, MI 48336, USA.
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- Beaumont Health Farmington Hills, General Surgery Department, 28050 Grand River Avenue, Farmington Hills, MI 48336, USA.
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- Beaumont Health Farmington Hills, General Surgery Department, 28050 Grand River Avenue, Farmington Hills, MI 48336, USA.
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Cairo SB, Ventro G, Sandoval E, Rothstein DH. Long-term results of cholecystectomy for biliary dyskinesia: outcomes and resource utilization. J Surg Res 2018; 230:40-6. [PMID: 30100038 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2018.04.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2018] [Revised: 03/27/2018] [Accepted: 04/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND The purpose of this study is to describe a cohort of pediatric patients undergoing cholecystectomy for biliary dyskinesia (BD) and characterize postoperative resource utilization. METHODS Single-institution, retrospective chart review of pediatric patients after cholecystectomy for BD was done. Patient demographics and clinical characteristics as well as operative details and postoperative interventions were abstracted. Telephone follow-up was performed to identify persistent symptoms, characterize the patient experience, and quantify postoperative resource utilization. RESULTS Forty-nine patients were included. Twenty-two patients (45%) were seen postoperatively by a gastroenterologist, of which, only 32% were known to the gastroenterologist before surgery. Postoperative studies included 13 abdominal ultrasounds for persistent pain, 13 esophagogastroduodenoscopies, five endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographies (ERCPs), one endoscopic ultrasound, one magnetic resonance cholangiopancreaticogram, and five colonoscopies. Of the patients with additional diagnostic testing postoperatively, one had mild esophagitis, three had sphincter of Oddi dysfunction, and one was suspected to have inflammatory bowel disease. Telephone survey response rate was 47%. Among respondents, 65.2% reported ongoing abdominal pain, nausea, or vomiting at an average of 26 mo after operation. Of note, all patients who underwent postoperative ERCP with sphincterotomy reported symptom relief following this procedure. CONCLUSIONS Relief of symptoms postoperatively in pediatric patients with BD is inconsistent. Postoperative studies, though numerous, are of low diagnostic yield and generate high costs. These findings suggest that the initial diagnostic criteria and treatment algorithm may require revision to better predict symptom improvement after surgery. Improvement seen after ERCP/sphincterotomy is anecdotal but appears to merit further investigation.
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Abdelhamid MO, Thiels CA, Bingener J. Is functional gallbladder disease truly increasing? Results from the Rochester Epidemiology Project. Am J Surg 2018; 216:932-934. [PMID: 29699698 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2017] [Revised: 03/13/2018] [Accepted: 04/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Reports from US administrative databases showed an increase in cholecystectomy rate for functional gallbladder disorder (FGBD), a disease is not well recognized elsewhere. We aimed to identify the incidence and cholecystectomy rate for FGBD in an epidemiologically well-defined and prospectively studied population and compare results to published data. METHODS After IRB approval, we extracted data from the NIH funded Rochester Epidemiology Project. We used ICD-9 codes (575.8) and (575.9) to identify patients with FGBD from 2000 to 2014. RESULTS Between 2000 and 2014 we identified 253 patients with specified ICD-9 codes and no stones among a population of 135,000. Based on their medical records, 24 patients had confirmed FGBD, the incidence was 1.77/10,000 and cholecystectomy rate was for these patients was 70%. CONCLUSION The incidence of FGBD was much lower than State data with similar cholecystectomy rate. Additional investigation may be needed to understand if cholecystectomy rate is truly increasing.
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- Mohamed O Abdelhamid
- Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, 200First Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
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- Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, 200First Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
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- Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, 200First Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
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Mattei P. Single-site robotic-assisted laparoscopic cholecystectomy in children and adolescents: a report of 20 cases. Surg Endosc 2017; 32:2402-2408. [PMID: 29218659 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-017-5939-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2017] [Accepted: 10/17/2017] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND Single-site laparoscopy is increasingly popular for straightforward operations like appendectomy. Due to limited triangulation and maneuverability, single-site cholecystectomy is riskier and more difficult. Robotics offer to make it easier and safer. METHODS Twenty children and adolescents underwent robotic-assisted single-site cholecystectomy at a large academic children's hospital. Patients were not randomized; patients were offered the option of robotic-assisted single-site (SSR) or standard four-incision laparoscopic (LAP) cholecystectomy. Demographics and perioperative details were compared with those of a comparable cohort who underwent LAP during the same period. RESULTS The two groups were similar in physical characteristics and indications for operation. The robotic operations took longer but both groups received similar PRN doses of parenteral opiates. Patients in the SSR group were all discharged on the first postoperative day. There were no major complications in either group but a slightly higher incidence of minor wound complications in the SSR group. CONCLUSION Robotic-assisted single-site cholecystectomy appears to be a safe alternative to standard laparoscopy with a similar postoperative pain profile, short postoperative lengths of stay, and, for some, a superior cosmetic result. Nevertheless, it comes with longer set-up and operative times, a higher incidence of minor wound complications, an unknown but possibly higher risk of incisional hernia, and higher costs.
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- Peter Mattei
- Department of Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA. .,General, Thoracic and Fetal Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th Street & Civic Center Blvd., Philadelphia, PA, 19104-4399, USA.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The emphasis of this review article is to bring to the forefront the spectrum of pancreatobiliary disorders and their association with diabetes. We hope to systematically discuss the link between diabetes and disorders of the pancreas including acute and chronic pancreatitis, as well as pancreatic cancer. We also hope to review and highlight the literature with respect to other cancers of the biliary tree including gallbladder and cholangiocarcinoma. Lastly, we discuss diabetes and biliary dyskinesia. RECENT FINDINGS Newer cohort studies suggest the presence of diabetes to increase the severity and worsen outcomes in acute pancreatitis. Post pancreatitis diabetes is a novel disease entity being increasingly recognized. The use of pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) in chronic pancreatitis may attenuate the risk of endocrine dysfunction. Pancreatic cancer may either be the consequence of diabetes or a presenting manifestation. The use of anti-diabetic medications may confer protection against development of pancreatic cancer. Gallbladder adenocarcinoma and cholangiocarcinoma risks are elevated in those with underlying diabetes. Diabetes can directly impact or deteriorate outcome of acute and chronic pancreatitis and well as pancreatobiliary malignancies. It could also occur as a result of loss of endocrine function after pancreatitis. Like many areas of the digestive tract, biliary motility could be impacted by diabetes.
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- Muhammad Shafqet
- Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, L461, Portland, OR, 97239, USA.
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Cotton PB, Suarez AL, Cunningham SC, Pauls Q, Bingener J, Morgan K. How much pain relief do patients expect after cholecystectomy? Surg Endosc 2018; 32:1867-70. [PMID: 29052062 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-017-5875-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2017] [Accepted: 09/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cholecystectomy is a common operation, increasingly performed, in the USA, for "functional gall bladder disorder" (FGBD). Outcomes of these surgeries are uncertain. In planning a study of FGBD, we needed to define the best outcome measures. METHODS We sought the opinions of patients (52 with FGBD and 100 with stones for comparison) coming to cholecystectomy. They were asked to respond in four ways about the minimum benefit they would count as "success." RESULTS We found that most patients do not expect cholecystectomy to relieve their pain-related disability completely, regardless of the presence or absence of stones. CONCLUSIONS Future studies of the success of surgery should use patient-centered outcome assessments, such as PGIC (patient's global impression of change), in addition to objective measures of the impact of treatment on key symptoms, such as pain.
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Nakayuenyongsuk W, Choudry H, Yeung KA, Karnsakul W. Decision-making patterns in managing children with suspected biliary dyskinesia. World J Clin Pediatr 2017; 6:124-131. [PMID: 28540197 PMCID: PMC5424281 DOI: 10.5409/wjcp.v6.i2.124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2016] [Revised: 12/04/2016] [Accepted: 01/14/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM To explore and to analyze the patterns in decision-making by pediatric gastroenterologists in managing a child with a suspected diagnosis of functional gallbladder disorder (FGBD).
METHODS The questionnaire survey included a case history with right upper quadrant pain and was sent to pediatric gastroenterologists worldwide via an internet list server called the PEDGI Bulletin Board.
RESULTS Differences in decision-making among respondents in managing this case were observed at each level of investigations and management. Cholecystokinin-scintigraphy scan (CCK-CS) was the most common investigation followed by an endoscopy. A proton pump inhibitor was most commonly prescribed treating the condition. The majority of respondents considered a referral for a surgical evaluation when CCK-CS showed a decreased gallbladder ejection fraction (GBEF) value with biliary-type pain during CCK injection.
CONCLUSION CCK infusion rate in CCK-CS-CS and GBEF cut-off limits were inconsistent throughout practices. The criteria for a referral to a surgeon were not uniform from one practitioner to another. A multidisciplinary team approach with pediatric gastroenterologists and surgeons is required guide the decision-making managing a child with suspected FGBD.
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Gould JL, Poola AS, St Peter SD, Aguayo P. Same day discharge protocol implementation trends in laparoscopic cholecystectomy in pediatric patients. J Pediatr Surg 2016; 51:1936-1938. [PMID: 27666008 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2016.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2016] [Accepted: 09/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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PURPOSE After investigating barriers for same day discharge (SDD) after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC), we employed a protocol which we have followed with a prospective, observational study. METHODS A single institution, prospective observational study was performed from July 2014 to 2015 (2nd period). These data were compared to our initial experience with an SDD protocol from January 2013 to July 2014 (1st period). RESULTS A total of 191 LCs were analyzed, 116 in the 1st period and 75 in the second period. In the 1st period, 47% were discharged the same day compared to 78% in the 2nd period (P<0.001). There was no difference in postoperative complications or readmissions between those discharged and those who spent the night. Additionally, there was no difference between admitted and SDD patients in age, BMI, or gender. Reasons for admission included pain (12%) and emesis (12%), and 1 patient had a syncopal event. However, the majority stayed with no identifiable patient factor. CONCLUSION SDD after LC is safe and effective and implementing and revising a standardized clinical protocol can substantially improve the success of SDD. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Retrospective comparative study, level III.
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- Joanna L Gould
- Department of Surgery, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO
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- Department of Surgery, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO
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- Department of Surgery, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO
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- Department of Surgery, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO.
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Alli VV, Yang J, Xu J, Bates AT, Pryor AD, Talamini MA, Telem DA. Nineteen-year trends in incidence and indications for laparoscopic cholecystectomy: the NY State experience. Surg Endosc 2016; 31:1651-1658. [PMID: 27604366 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-016-5154-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2016] [Accepted: 07/25/2016] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Since the introduction of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC), there has been continued evolution in technique, instrumentation and postoperative management. With increased experience, LC has migrated to the outpatient setting. We asked whether increased availability and experience has impacted incidence of and indications for LC. METHODS The New York (NY) State Planning and Research Cooperative System longitudinal administrative database was utilized to identify patients who underwent cholecystectomy between 1995 and 2013. ICD-9 and CPT procedure codes were extracted corresponding to laparoscopic and open cholecystectomy and the associated primary diagnostic codes. Data were analyzed as relative change in incidence (normalized to 1000 LC patients) for respective diagnoses. RESULTS From 1995 to 2013, 711,406 cholecystectomies were performed in NY State: 637,308 (89.58 %) laparoscopic. The overall frequency of cholecystectomy did not increase (1.23 % increase with a commensurate population increase of 6.32 %). Indications for LC during this time were: 72.81 % for calculous cholecystitis (n = 464,032), 4.88 % for biliary colic (n = 31,124), 8.98 % for acalculous cholecystitis (n = 57,205), 3.01 % for gallstone pancreatitis (n = 19,193), and 1.59 % for biliary dyskinesia (n = 10,110). The incidence of calculous cholecystitis declined (-20.09 %, p < 0.0001) between 1995 and 2013; meanwhile, other diagnoses increased in incidence: biliary colic (+54.96 %, p = 0.0013), acalculous cholecystitis (+94.24 %, p < 0.0001), gallstone pancreatitis (+107.48 %, p < 0.0001), and biliary dyskinesia (+331.74 %, p < 0.0001). Outpatient LC incidence catapulted to 48.59 % in 2013, from 0.15 % in 1995, increasing >320-fold. Analysis of LC through 2014 revealed increasing rates of digestive, infectious, respiratory, and renal complications, with overall cholecystectomy complication rates of 9.29 %. CONCLUSION A shifting distribution of operative indications and increasing rates of complications should prompt careful consideration prior to surgery for benign biliary disease. For what is a common procedure, LC carries substantial risk of complications, thus requiring the patient to be an active participant and to share in the decision-making process.
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- Vamsi V Alli
- Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, 500 University Drive (H149), Hershey, PA, 17033, USA.
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- Department of Family, Population and Preventive Medicine, Stony Brook Medicine, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Health Sciences Center T19-053, Stony Brook Medicine, 100 Nicolls Rd, Stony Brook, NY, 11794-8191, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Health Sciences Center T19-053, Stony Brook Medicine, 100 Nicolls Rd, Stony Brook, NY, 11794-8191, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Health Sciences Center T19-053, Stony Brook Medicine, 100 Nicolls Rd, Stony Brook, NY, 11794-8191, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Health Systems, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, 48109-5343, MI, USA
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Biliary disease in children has changed over the past few decades, with a marked rise in incidence-perhaps most related to the parallel rise in pediatric obesity-as well as a rise in cholecystectomy rates. In addition to stone disease (cholelithiasis), acalculous causes of gallbladder pain such as biliary dyskinesia, also appear to be on the rise and present diagnostic and treatment conundrums to surgeons.
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- David H Rothstein
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Women and Children׳s Hospital of Buffalo, 219 Bryant St, Buffalo, New York 14222; Department of Surgery, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, New York
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Women and Children׳s Hospital of Buffalo, 219 Bryant St, Buffalo, New York 14222; Department of Surgery, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, New York.
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Dairi S, Demeusy A, Sill AM, Patel ST, Kowdley GC, Cunningham SC. Implications of gallbladder cholesterolosis and cholesterol polyps? J Surg Res 2015; 200:467-72. [PMID: 26409755 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2015.08.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2015] [Revised: 08/14/2015] [Accepted: 08/21/2015] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND The clinical significance of cholesterolosis has not been well established but there are some provocative, if not robust, studies of the role it may play in the pathophysiology of pancreatitis and biliary dyskinesia, as well as hypercholesterolemia. Our aim was to take advantage of a very large cholecystectomy (CCY) database to support or refute these potentially important reported associations. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective review of 6868 patients who underwent CCY from 2001-2013 was performed. Comparisons were made using the student t-test for continuous and chi-square analysis for categorical, variables. RESULTS Among patients for whom the CCY was the primary operation, 1053 (18%) had cholesterolosis and 4596 did not. Compared to those without cholesterolosis, those with cholesterolosis were no more likely to have elevated cholesterol levels (P = 0.64) nor low gallbladder ejection fraction (P = 0.2). To evaluate cholesterolosis as a cause of pancreatitis, all patients with gallstones were eliminated, leaving 639 patients. Among these, not only was cholesterolosis not associated with more pancreatitis, but rather there was not a single patient with or without cholesterolosis who had pancreatitis. CONCLUSIONS Despite prior reports of associations between cholesterolosis and elevated serum cholesterol, depressed ejection fraction, and increased risk of pancreatitis, careful analysis of this current, larger data set does not support these associations. Any patient with stones or sludge, or with biliary dyskinesia, and appropriate symptoms, should be considered for CCY, with or without suspected cholesterolosis.
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- Saif Dairi
- Department of Surgery, Saint Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Surgery, Saint Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Surgery, Saint Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Surgery, Saint Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Surgery, Saint Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
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Mahida JB, Sulkowski JP, Cooper JN, King AP, Deans KJ, King DR, Minneci PC. Prediction of symptom improvement in children with biliary dyskinesia. J Surg Res 2015; 198:393-9. [PMID: 25891671 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2015.03.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2015] [Revised: 03/11/2015] [Accepted: 03/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Rates of cholecystectomy for biliary dyskinesia are rising. Our objective was to identify clinical determinants of symptom improvement in children undergoing cholecystectomy for biliary dyskinesia. METHODS This retrospective cohort study included patients undergoing cholecystectomy for biliary dyskinesia from 2006-2013 who had their gallbladder ejection fraction (EF) measured by either cholecystokinin-stimulated hepatobiliary iminodiacetic acid scan and/or fatty meal ultrasound. Patients presenting from 2010-2013 were interviewed >1 y after cholecystectomy to determine symptom improvement, complete symptom resolution, and any postoperative clinical interventions related to biliary dyskinesia. Sensitivity and positive predictive values for the diagnostic tests for symptom improvement were calculated. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to identify preoperative characteristics associated with symptom improvement. RESULTS Of the 153 included patients, 76% were female, 89% were Caucasian, and 39% were obese. At postoperative evaluation, symptom improvement was reported by 82% of the patients and complete symptom resolution in 56%. For both the hepatobiliary iminodiacetic acid and fatty meal ultrasound, the sensitivity of the test to predict symptom improvement increased with higher EF, whereas the positive predictive values remained around 80%. Of the 41 patients who participated in phone interview for long-term follow-up, 85% reported symptom improvement and 44% reported complete symptom resolution. Factors associated with symptom improvement included a shorter duration of pain, a history of vomiting, and a history of epigastric pain. CONCLUSIONS Despite not identifying an EF level that predicted symptom improvement, over 80% of patients undergoing cholecystectomy for biliary dyskinesia reported symptom improvement. These results support continuing to offer cholecystectomy to treat biliary dyskinesia in children.
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- Justin B Mahida
- Center for Surgical Outcomes Research, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio; Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
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- Center for Surgical Outcomes Research, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio; Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
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- Center for Surgical Outcomes Research, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
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- Center for Surgical Outcomes Research, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
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- Center for Surgical Outcomes Research, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio; Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
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- Center for Surgical Outcomes Research, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio; Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio.
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Lee JK, Kim Y, Lee S, Park JE. Hepatobiliary phase of gadoxetic acid-enhanced MR in patients suspected of having gallbladder dyskinesia: comparison with hepatobiliary scintigraphy. Clin Imaging 2014; 39:66-71. [PMID: 25457533 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2014.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2014] [Revised: 08/06/2014] [Accepted: 08/29/2014] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To compare hepatobiliary phase of gadoxetic acid-enhanced magnetic resonance (HMR) and hepatobiliary scintigraphy (HBS) for evaluation of cystic duct patency and gallbladder contractility in patients suspected of having gallbladder dyskinesia. MATERIALS AND METHODS Eighteen patients underwent HMR and HBS. Cystic duct patency and gallbladder ejection fraction (GBEF) were compared to determine a significant difference between HMR and HBS. RESULTS HMR and HBS had 15 concordant and 3 discordant results for cystic duct patency. GBEF in eight patients showed no significant difference between both modalities. CONCLUSION HMR may be an alternative to HBS for the functional evaluation of cystic duct patency and GBEF.
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- Jeong Kyong Lee
- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, 911-1 Mokdong, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, 158-710, Korea.
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- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, 911-1 Mokdong, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, 158-710, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, 911-1 Mokdong, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, 158-710, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, 911-1 Mokdong, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, 158-710, Korea
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BACKGROUND An increase in the frequency of cholecystectomy in children has been described during the last decades. Part of the reason is that more cholecystectomies in children are performed for dyskinesia of the gallbladder and not only for gallstone disease. We conducted the first nationwide study to describe outcome of cholecystectomies performed in children in Denmark by using data from the national Danish Cholecystectomy Database (DCD). METHODS In the DCD, two data sources were combined: administrative data from the National Patient Registry (NPR) and clinical data entered into the secure Web site by the surgeon immediately after the operation. In the present analysis, we have included children ≤ 15 years from the five year period January 1, 2006, to December 31, 2010. RESULTS In the study period 35,444 patients were operated with a cholecystectomy. Of these, 196 (0.5%) were ≤ 15 years. The median age was 14 years, and 82% were girls. Predisposing medical factors for gallstones (despite obesity) were found in only 5%. More than 50% were overweight, and one third were obese. Ninety-seven percent of the operations were completed laparoscopically, and the conversion rate was 0. 5%. Nearly half of the operations (45%) were performed as same day surgery, and 80% of the children stayed in hospital 0-1 day without readmission. 91% were discharged within 3 days and not readmitted. Morbidity was low, and no bile duct lesions occurred. The 30 day mortality was zero. CONCLUSION Our nationwide outcome results indicate good quality with 91% of the patients discharged within 3 days without readmission, no bile duct injuries, and no mortality. All patients except two were operated for symptomatic gallstone disease in accordance to the Danish national guidelines. We have not experienced a demand or a need to expand the indications for cholecystectomy beyond gallstone disease.
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- Karen Oline Langballe
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery and transplantation, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery and transplantation, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Dabiri R, Aghdae HA, Rajabalinia H, Mohammad Alizadeh AH. Biliary cast syndrome in an opium inhaler. Case Rep Gastroenterol 2013; 7:376-80. [PMID: 24163648 PMCID: PMC3806723 DOI: 10.1159/000355165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Biliary cast syndrome (BCS) is an uncommon complication which is mostly described in orthotopic liver transplantation. However, BCS has also been reported rarely in non-liver transplant patients. We describe a male long-term opium inhaler with BCS who underwent successful endoscopic cast removal by balloon enteroscopy-guided endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. A 52-year-old man, who was a known case of opium addiction, presented with the chief complaint of epigastric pain for 1 week prior to admission. Routine laboratory evaluation revealed cholestatic liver enzyme elevation. A cholestatic pattern was seen in radiographic modalities. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography showed a linear filling defect in the intra- and extrahepatic duct. A long biliary cast was successfully removed using an extractor balloon. After removal of the biliary cast the patient is receiving ursodeoxycholic acid and does not report any problem 4 months after treatment. It seems that biliary dyskinesia due to long-term opium use can be a predisposing factor for biliary cast formation.
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- Reza Dabiri
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Taleghani Hospital, Tehran, Iran
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Lacher M, Yannam GR, Muensterer OJ, Aprahamian CJ, Haricharan RN, Perger L, Bartle D, Talathi SS, Beierle EA, Anderson SA, Chen MK, Harmon CM. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for biliary dyskinesia in children: frequency increasing. J Pediatr Surg 2013; 48:1716-21. [PMID: 23932611 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2012.08.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2012] [Revised: 08/30/2012] [Accepted: 08/31/2012] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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PURPOSE The treatment of children with biliary dyskinesia (BD) is controversial. As we recently observed an increasing frequency of referrals for BD in our institution the aim of the study was to re-evaluate the long-term outcome in children with BD. METHODS Children with laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) for suspected BD between 8/2006 and 5/2011 were included. A pathologic ejection fraction (EF) was defined as <35%. The long-term effect of cholecystectomy was assessed via a Likert scale symptom questionnaire. RESULTS 82 children (median age 13.5 years, mean BMI 25.8) were included. CCK-HIDA scan was pathologic in 74 children (90.2%). Mean EF was 16.4%. Histology revealed chronic cholecystitis in 48 (58.5%) children and was normal in 30 children (36.5%). The frequency of LC for suspected BD increased by a factor of 4.3 in the last 10 years. Long term follow-up showed that only 23/52 children (44.2%) were symptom-free after LC. Patients with chronic inflammation were more likely to have persistent symptoms (p=0.017). An EF<15% was associated with a resolution of symptoms (p=0.031). CONCLUSION The frequency of LC for suspected BD in our institution has increased significantly during recent years. The long-term efficacy in our cohort was only 44.2%. We believe that laparoscopic cholecystectomy is likely helpful in patients with an EF<15%. However, in children with an EF of 15%-35%, based upon our data, we would highly recommend an appropriately thorough pre-op testing to exclude other gastrointestinal disorders prior to consideration of operative management.
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- Martin Lacher
- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Children's of Alabama, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
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Post-cholecystectomy syndrome (PCS) is a common manifestation in patients with cholecystectomy. The patients exhibit a heterogeneous group of symptoms, such as upper abdominal pain, vomiting, gastrointestinal disorders, jaundice, and dyspepsia. Choledocholithiasis, biliary dyskinesia, and dilation of cystic duct remnants are common causes of these symptoms. The symptoms can recur after a symptom-free period following cholecystectomy or they can persist after surgery. Ultrasonography, computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging scan, which are non-invasive methods of imaging, have a high sensitivity in detecting the causes of PCS. We report a case of an 84-year-old lady who came to the Ultrasound Department with recurrent episodes of abdominal pain following cholecystectomy. The gray-scale sonography showed a dilated cystic structure, which was confirmed as the duct remnant in follow-up contrast-enhanced CT.
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- Eranga Perera
- Department of Radiology, National Hospital of Sri Lanka, Colombo 10, Sri Lanka
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