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[Characteristics and results of the treatment of cholelithiasis in elderly patients]. 1989

B Shchigel, and Ia Ruchi'nskiĭ, and V Zlotorovich, and M Slodkovskiĭ

The results of surgical treatment of cholelithiasis in 708 patients over 65 years of age are discussed and compared with those obtained in a group of 2.021 younger patients who underwent operation in 1975-86 for stones in the gallbladder and bile ducts. The authors discuss the morbidity according to the patient's age, frequency of combination of stones in the bile ducts and acute inflammation of the gallbladder, and mortality depending on the age and the type of the operation. It was found that the incidence of acute inflammation of the gallbladder, choledocholithiasis, obstructive jaundice, and cholangitis increased progressively with age.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D002763	Cholecystectomy	Surgical removal of the GALLBLADDER.	Cholecystectomies
D002768	Choledochostomy	Surgical formation of an opening (stoma) into the COMMON BILE DUCT for drainage or for direct communication with a site in the small intestine, primarily the DUODENUM or JEJUNUM.	Choledochoduodenostomy,Choledochojejunostomy,Choledojejunostomies,Choledochoduodenostomies,Choledochojejunostomies,Choledochostomies,Choledojejunostomy
D002769	Cholelithiasis	Presence or formation of GALLSTONES in the BILIARY TRACT, usually in the gallbladder (CHOLECYSTOLITHIASIS) or the common bile duct (CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS).	Gallstone Disease,Cholelithiases,Gallstone Diseases
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000367	Age Factors	Age as a constituent element or influence contributing to the production of a result. It may be applicable to the cause or the effect of a circumstance. It is used with human or animal concepts but should be differentiated from AGING, a physiological process, and TIME FACTORS which refers only to the passage of time.	Age Reporting,Age Factor,Factor, Age,Factors, Age
D000368	Aged	A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available.	Elderly
D012307	Risk Factors	An aspect of personal behavior or lifestyle, environmental exposure, inborn or inherited characteristic, which, based on epidemiological evidence, is known to be associated with a health-related condition considered important to prevent.	Health Correlates,Risk Factor Scores,Risk Scores,Social Risk Factors,Population at Risk,Populations at Risk,Correlates, Health,Factor, Risk,Factor, Social Risk,Factors, Social Risk,Risk Factor,Risk Factor Score,Risk Factor, Social,Risk Factors, Social,Risk Score,Score, Risk,Score, Risk Factor,Social Risk Factor