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Gallstone disease screening
Introduction
Overview
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
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
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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