M R Kotwal1, C Z Rinchen. 1. Department of Gastroenterology, Sir Thutob Namgyal Memorial Referral Hospital, Gangtok, Sikkim.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To know the extent of gallstone disease in Sikkim and North Bengal. METHODS: 487 (14.4%) patients with gallstones were diagnosed among 3375 patients with dyspepsia in 3 years. All patients with gallstone were evaluated based on a predefined questionnaire. Abdominal sonography was performed and obesity index was calculated. Gallstones retrieved at surgery from 29 patients were subjected to infra-red spectroscopic analysis. RESULTS: The patients with gallstones included 375 women with average age of 40 years and 112 men with average age of 48.7 years. 15.7% of the women were nulliparous, 12% had one child and 23% had two children each. 73% of patients were of normal weight and 97% were non-vegetarians. Only cholesterol gallstones were found in these patients. CONCLUSIONS: Gallstones are common in Sikkim and North Bengal among dyspeptics. A majority of patients are of normal weight. The disease occurs a decade earlier in women, most of whom have only up to two children.
OBJECTIVES: To know the extent of gallstone disease in Sikkim and North Bengal. METHODS: 487 (14.4%) patients with gallstones were diagnosed among 3375 patients with dyspepsia in 3 years. All patients with gallstone were evaluated based on a predefined questionnaire. Abdominal sonography was performed and obesity index was calculated. Gallstones retrieved at surgery from 29 patients were subjected to infra-red spectroscopic analysis. RESULTS: The patients with gallstones included 375 women with average age of 40 years and 112 men with average age of 48.7 years. 15.7% of the women were nulliparous, 12% had one child and 23% had two children each. 73% of patients were of normal weight and 97% were non-vegetarians. Only cholesterolgallstones were found in these patients. CONCLUSIONS:Gallstones are common in Sikkim and North Bengal among dyspeptics. A majority of patients are of normal weight. The disease occurs a decade earlier in women, most of whom have only up to two children.
Authors: V Jayanthi; S Sarika; Joy Varghese; V Vaithiswaran; Malay Sharma; Mettu Srinivas Reddy; Vijaya Srinivasan; G M M Reddy; Mohamed Rela; S Kalkura Journal: Indian J Gastroenterol Date: 2016-09-16