Al-Mulhim A A
Department of Surgery, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia.
J Family Community Med. 1997 Jul;4(2):33-40.
Gallstone disease is still a major health problem worldwide. Open cholecystectomy was the standard treatment for symptomatic gallstones for more than 100 years. The introduction of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the late 1980s has led to dramatic changes in the management of gallstone disease. The aim of this review is to equip the general practitioner with the answers to questions a patient may ask about the current management of gallstones.
胆结石疾病仍是全球范围内的一个主要健康问题。100多年来,开腹胆囊切除术一直是有症状胆结石的标准治疗方法。20世纪80年代末腹腔镜胆囊切除术的引入,给胆结石疾病的治疗带来了巨大变化。这篇综述的目的是让全科医生能够回答患者可能提出的有关当前胆结石治疗的问题。