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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 28, 2012; 18(12): 1365-1372
Published online Mar 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i12.1365
Published online Mar 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i12.1365
Table 6 Symptomatic improvement in 115 patients after cholecystectomy n (%)
| Groups | ||||
| Asymptomatic but improved | Symptomatic or worse | Unchanged | P value1 | |
| Patients | 0.651 | |||
| All patients | 76 (66.1) | 28 (24.3) | 11 (9.6) | |
| Severe disease | 15 (51.7) | 10 (34.5) | 4 (13.7) | |
| Moderate disease | 27 (65.8) | 9 (22.0) | 5 (12.2) | |
| Mild disease | 20 (76.9) | 5 (19.2) | 1 (3.9) | |
| Chronic disease | 14 (73.7) | 4 (21.0) | 1 (5.3) | |
| Age | 0.490 | |||
| < 60 | 54 (64.3) | 23 (27.4) | 7 (8.4) | |
| > 60 | 22 (71.0) | 5 (16.1) | 4 (12.9) | |
| Gender | 0.573 | |||
| Women | 56 (62.9) | 24 (27.0) | 9 (10.1) | |
| Men | 20 (76.9) | 4 (15.4) | 2 (7.7) | |
- Citation: Schmidt M, Søndenaa K, Dumot JA, Rosenblatt S, Hausken T, Ramnefjell M, Njølstad G, Eide GE. Post-cholecystectomy symptoms were caused by persistence of a functional gastrointestinal disorder. World J Gastroenterol 2012; 18(12): 1365-1372
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v18/i12/1365.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v18.i12.1365