Gallbladder Dysmotility and Gallstone Development after Gastrectomy in Gastric Cancer Patients.
- Author:
Young Deuk KWON
1
;
Ki Ho PARK
;
Ki Hyuk PARK
;
Dae Hyun JOO
;
Han Il LEE
;
Sung Hwan PARK
;
Yong Woon YU
;
Duck Soo CHUNG
;
Byung Yl CHEON
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu-Hyosung, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Gastrectomy;
Gall bladder stone;
Gall bladder motility
- MeSH:
Bile;
Cholecystectomy;
Fasting;
Gallbladder Diseases;
Gallbladder*;
Gallstones*;
Gastrectomy*;
Humans;
Stomach Neoplasms*;
Ultrasonography
- From:Journal of the Korean Surgical Society
2001;60(2):213-218
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: Gallstone disease has been presumed to be a sequellae of gastrectomy. To know correlation between gallbladder disease and gastrectomy, we check anatomical and functional status of gallbladder with ultrasonogram in our study. METHODS: Gallbladder motility after gastrectomy was studied by means of measuring fasting and postprandial gallbladder volume using real time ultrasonography in 50 gastrectomized patients and in 28 controls (healthy but not operated gastric cancer patients) were selected as study subjects. RESULTS: Mean fasting and postprandial gallbladder volume was significantly increased in gastrectomized patient group (FV: 37.63+/-20.70 ml, PV: 11.50+/-10.26 ml) than control group (FV: 22.17+/-10.35 ml, PV: 5.44+/-3.67 ml, p<0.01). The ejection fraction of gallbladder in gastrectomized patient group (69.05+/-14.57%)was significantly smaller than control group (75.57+/-10.26%, p<0.05). CONCLUSION: The risk of gallbladder disease was independent of age, sex, and post-operative duration in our study. Gastrectomy may have the possibility of increasing the risk of gallbladder disease by causing gallbladder dysmotility and bile stasis. So, gallbladder motility evaluation would be helpful for prevention and understanding gallstone formation. Further study will be needed about the clinical benefits of prophylactic cholecystectomy during gastrectomy.
