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Cholelithiasis and Cholecystectomy Overview

Middle-aged women are more susceptible to gallstones than men before age 50 due to factors like obesity, pregnancy, and hormonal contraceptives. Gallstones form when cholesterol and pigment precipitate out of bile stored in the gallbladder. Symptoms include pain in the upper right abdomen, fever, nausea, and vomiting due to inflammation from gallstones blocking the cystic duct or migrating to the bile duct. Treatment is typically cholecystectomy, the surgical removal of the gallbladder.

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Cholelithiasis and Cholecystectomy Overview

Middle-aged women are more susceptible to gallstones than men before age 50 due to factors like obesity, pregnancy, and hormonal contraceptives. Gallstones form when cholesterol and pigment precipitate out of bile stored in the gallbladder. Symptoms include pain in the upper right abdomen, fever, nausea, and vomiting due to inflammation from gallstones blocking the cystic duct or migrating to the bile duct. Treatment is typically cholecystectomy, the surgical removal of the gallbladder.

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PATHOPHYSIOLOGY

Middle age (female > male before age 50),


obesity, infection, pregnancy, hormonal
contraceptive, celiac disease. Cirrhosis,
pancreatitis, diabetes mellitus

Cholelithiasis
Refers to the formation of calculi
(e.g. gallstones in the gallbladder)

Major constituents are cholesterol and


pigment

Cholecystectomy Gallstone in bile Pain Fever Nausea and Jaundice


duct vomiting

Removal of the There is inflammation Increase


gallbladder after Bile stasis due to infection Gastric irritation bilirubin
ligation of the
cystic duct

Bile accumulates Bacterial Abnormal fat


Body will return to in the liver proliferation digestion There is restlessness
normal function and Increase in RR,
temp, PR and WBC
values
Gallbladder and Diarrhea
Recovery Cholestatic duct infection

Biliary
cirrhosis Rupture of Cholecystitis If not treated
gallbladder if

Peritonitis Death

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