Cracking the silent gallstone code: Wait or operate?

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World Journal of Clinical Cases

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World J Clin Cases. Jun 6, 2024; 12(16): 2692-2697
Published online Jun 6, 2024. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v12.i16.2692

Table 1 Patients at high risk of symptom conversion or complication

Patient-related	Gall stones/gall bladder related
Age < 55 yr	Calculi > 2 cm in diameter
Female	Three or more gallstones
Smoking	Floating stones
High BMI	Calculi < 3 mm with patent cystic duct
Transplant patients (before or during transplantation)	Non-functioning GB
Chronic hemolytic conditions (e.g., sickle cell anemia)
Diabetes mellitus

GB: Gallbladder; BMI: Body mass index.

Citation: Goswami AG, Basu S. Cracking the silent gallstone code: Wait or operate? World J Clin Cases 2024; 12(16): 2692-2697
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v12/i16/2692.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v12.i16.2692