Naslov
Gallbladder Disease in Children: A 20-year Single- center Experience

Autori
Pogorelić, Zenon ; Aralica, Maja ; Jukić, Miro ; Žitko, Vanda ; Despot, Ranka ; Jurić, Ivo

Izvornik
Indian Pediatrics (0019-6061) 56 (2019), 5; 384-386

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Association ; Cholecystectomy ; Hereditary spherocytosis ; Obesity

Sažetak
Objective: Aim of this study was to examine the changes in incidence of pediatric cholecystectomies. Methods: Based on a review of hospital-records, children were divided into two groups regarding year of surgery (Group I: 1998- 2007 ; Group II: 2008-2017) and their characteristics were compared. Results: Number of cholecystectomies increased from 11 to 34. Median age increased from 11 to 15.5 years and mean BMI increased from 19.2 kg/m(2) to 23.0 kg/m(2). Hereditary spherocytosis decreased from 63.6% to 11.8% (P=0.001) of indications for cholecystectomy, while proportion of cholesterol stones increased from 27.3% to 70.6% (P=0.006). Frequency of laparoscopic cholecystectomy increased from 36.4% to 85.3% (P=0.001). Duration of hospital stay shortened from 8to 4 days (P=0.008). Conclusions: Number of pediatric cholecystectomies has significantly increased in the last 20 years, as well as average BMI of the observed population This probably signifies a correlation between rising obesity rates and increase in frequency of symptomatic cholelithiasis in children.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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