Prevalence of Cholelithiasis among Patients Attending Gastroenterology Department of a Tertiary Care Hospital

Mithraja A J, Sandra Jayathilakan, Hanan Hakim Sha, Bincy Reena Vibhukumar

Abstract: Cholelithiasis is a chronic recurrent hepatobiliary disease due to impaired metabolism of cholesterol, bilirubin and bile acid. Aim: To evaluate Prevalence of cholelithiasis among patients attending gastroenterology department of a tertiary care hospital. Objective: To assess the socio demographic characteristics, comorbidities among cholelithiasis patients and to find the association between abnormal LFT and cholelithiasis. Method: This is a cross-sectional study, from January 2022 to June 2022. Among the 924 outpatients in the gastroenterology department ,88 patients were diagnosed with cholelithiasis and was taken as sample size. Socio-demographics and clinical data were noted in a predesigned Performa. Result: Prevalence was found to be 9.5 % and was high in the age group of 40-60 years. Gender wise 60.2% females and 39.8% males. Gall stones was predominant among non-vegetarians. Type 2 DM was found to be the most common comorbidity. Abnormalities in LFT showed an association with prevalence of cholelithiasis. (P<0.05) The results show that, early detection is needed in females, patients with non-vegetarian diet, metabolic syndrome etc. Creating awareness among subjects is inevitable as many of them do not have symptoms until they have complications.

Keywords: Cholelithiasis, Prevalence, cross-sectional study, metabolic Syndrome, Treatment Approach

How to Cite?: Mithraja A J, Sandra Jayathilakan, Hanan Hakim Sha, Bincy Reena Vibhukumar, "Prevalence of Cholelithiasis among Patients Attending Gastroenterology Department of a Tertiary Care Hospital", Volume 12 Issue 6, June 2023, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 1038-1041, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR23607104138, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR23607104138