Gallstone disease screening
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hadeel Maksoud M.D.[2]
Overview
Periodic screening for gallstones is not currently indicated. However, it has been suggested that screening diabetic patients for gallstones and treating them earlier is good practice for avoiding a future cholecystectomy or possible complications.
Screening
- There is no screening program in place for the detection of gallstones at present.[1][2]
- However, it has been suggested that screening diabetic patients for gallstones and treating them earlier is good practice for avoiding a future cholecystectomy or possible complications.
- A Taiwanese study also concluded that annual screening for gallstones could be valuable both medically and economically.
References
- ↑ Chen L, Peng YT, Chen FL, Tung TH (2015). “Epidemiology, management, and economic evaluation of screening of gallstone disease among type 2 diabetics: A systematic review”. World J Clin Cases. 3 (7): 599–606. doi:10.12998/wjcc.v3.i7.599. PMC 4517334. PMID 26244151.
- ↑ Shen HJ, Hsu CT, Tung TH (2015). “Economic and medical benefits of ultrasound screenings for gallstone disease”. World J. Gastroenterol. 21 (11): 3337–43. doi:10.3748/wjg.v21.i11.3337. PMC 4363765. PMID 25805942.
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