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Biliary dyskinesia epidemiology and demographics

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shakiba Hassanzadeh, MD[2]

Overview

The incidence of cholecystectomy procedure biliary dyskinesia has been reported to be 85 cases per million individuals in the United States and about 25 cases per million individuals outside the United States. The prevalence of functional gallbladder disorder (FGD) and sphincter of Oddi disorder (SOD) is unknown.

Epidemiology

Incidence

  • The incidence of cholecystectomy procedure for biliary dyskinesia has been reported to be 85 cases per million individuals in the United States.[1]
  • The incidence of cholecystectomy procedure for biliary dyskinesia has been reported to be about 25 cases per million individuals outside the United States.[1]
  • From 1991 to 2001, the incidence of cholecystectomy procedure for biliary dyskinesia increased from 43.3 cases per million to 89.1 cases per million individuals in the United States.[1]
  • From 1997 to 2010, there has been a 700% increase in the incidence of biliary dyskinesia among pediatric patients in the United States.[2]

Prevalence

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Preston JF, Diggs BS, Dolan JP, Gilbert EW, Schein M, Hunter JG (2015). “Biliary dyskinesia: a surgical disease rarely found outside the United States”. Am J Surg. 209 (5): 799–803, discussion 803. doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2015.01.003. PMID 25771131.
  2. Bielefeldt K (2013). “The rising tide of cholecystectomy for biliary dyskinesia”. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 37 (1): 98–106. doi:10.1111/apt.12105. PMID 23106129.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Wilkins T, Agabin E, Varghese J, Talukder A (2017). “Gallbladder Dysfunction: Cholecystitis, Choledocholithiasis, Cholangitis, and Biliary Dyskinesia”. Prim Care. 44 (4): 575–597. doi:10.1016/j.pop.2017.07.002. PMID 29132521.

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