Binder S C, Katz B
Am Fam Physician. 1978 Oct;18(4):171-3.
The risk of a patient developing complications of asymptomatic cholelithiasis is high enough to justify the mortality associated with prophylactic cholecystectomy. The operation effectively stops the progression of calculous biliary tract disease. If performed when the patient is young enough and healthy enough to tolerate the operation, and before the occurrence of complications which increase the mortality risk, the overall mortality and morbidity of calculous biliary tract disease could be significantly reduced.
无症状胆结石患者发生并发症的风险很高，足以证明预防性胆囊切除术相关的死亡率是合理的。该手术能有效阻止胆石症疾病的进展。如果在患者足够年轻且健康、能够耐受手术时进行，并且在出现增加死亡风险的并发症之前进行，胆石症疾病的总体死亡率和发病率可显著降低。
