Konsequenzen der routinemäßigen gastroskopie vor cholezystektomie

✍ Scribed by K. Beyermann; B. Stinner; U. Hasselmann; M. Rothmund

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1992
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 339 KB
• Volume: 377
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1435-2451
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00189478

✦ Synopsis

Consequences of routine gastroscopy before cholecystectomy

Summary. In a retrospective study of 610 patients the role of routine gastroscopy prior to cholecystectomy was investigated. The results demonstrated that only in a low incidence (11% of patients gastroscopied) relevant findings are present. However, most of these patients had a typical history. Therefore, despite risks, routine preoperative endoscopy prior to cholecystectomy should be performed only in patients with a history of upper abdominal pain or discomfort.