Gallstones. When to observe, when to treat

L. Marmon; W. P. Ritchie

doi:10.1080/00325481.1986.11699277

Gallstones. When to observe, when to treat

L. Marmon, W. P. Ritchie

Department of Surgery

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Although observation is the best form of therapy for patients with asymptomatic gallstones, surgical management offers the least risk and greatest benefit to patients with symptomatic disease. This is particularly true of patients with diabetes and patients over 60 years of age. Dissolution therapy may play a major role in the treatment of symptomatic cholesterol gallstones in the future, but at present the most effective approach remains early cholecystectomy.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	181-187
Number of pages	7
Journal	Postgraduate medicine
Volume	79
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00325481.1986.11699277
State	Published - 1986

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