Gallstones: Watch and wait, or intervene?

Mounir Ibrahim; Shashank Sarvepalli; Gareth Morris-Stiff; Maged Rizk; Amit Bhatt; R. Matthew Walsh; Umar Hayat; Ari Garber; John Vargo; Carol A. Burke

doi:10.3949/ccjm.85a.17035

Gallstones: Watch and wait, or intervene?

Mounir Ibrahim
, Shashank Sarvepalli
, Gareth Morris-Stiff
, Maged Rizk
, Amit Bhatt
, R. Matthew Walsh
, Umar Hayat
, Ari Garber
, John Vargo
, Carol A. Burke

Medicine - Gastro, Hepatology, Nutrition Division

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Abstract

Gallstones are common in the United States, affecting an estimated 1 in 7 adults. Fortunately, they are asymptomatic in up to 80% of cases, and current guidelines do not recommend cholecystectomy unless they cause symptoms. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the standard treatment for symptomatic gallstones, acute cholecystitis, and gallstone pancreatitis.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	323-331
Number of pages	9
Journal	Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine
Volume	85
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17035
State	Published - Apr 1 2018

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