Enfermedad vesicular inaparente o microlitiasis en pacientes con pancreatitis aguda: Una situación clínica frecuente

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dc.contributor.authorMiquel Poblete, Juan Francisco
dc.contributor.authorPrado Sanhueza, María Alejandra
dc.contributor.authorAsahi Kodama, Harumi Paz
dc.contributor.authorIbáñez Anrique, Luis Alberto
dc.contributor.authorGuzmán Bondiek, Sergio
dc.contributor.authorCruz Olivos, Francisco
dc.contributor.authorRollan Rodríguez, Antonio Rafael
dc.contributor.authorNervi Oddone, Flavio
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-08T17:17:07Z
dc.date.available2024-08-08T17:17:07Z
dc.date.issued1997
dc.description.abstractBackground: Patients with acute pancreatitis (AP) and a normal gallbladder by standard echographic evaluation may have "occult" gallbladder disease or microlithiasis with recurrent episodes of AP. Aim: To conduct a prospective evaluation of patients with the diagnosis of non-biliary AP in order to detect "occult" gallbladder disease and to compare its clinical presentation with that of biliary AP. Patients and methods: Patients admitted with the diagnosis of AP to a clinical hospital were included in the study. According to an abdominal ultrasound study, patients were classified as having or not cholelithiasis. A duodenal biliary drainage was performed in 15 patients with AP and without gallbladder stones. Results: Patients without cholelithiasis had recurrent AP more often than patients with biliary AP (53 and 33% respectively). Excessive alcohol ingestion did not rule out the possibility of biliary etiology. In 6 patients, the analysis of duodenal bile showed cholesterol crystals, and cholecystectomy confirmed the existence of gallbladder disease in 5. All of them remained asymptomatic during a follow-up period of four years. One patient refused surgery, with subsequent development of gallstones and recurrent episodes of AP. In other 4 patients, gallbladder disease was confirmed by percutaneous gallbladder puncture or during cholecystectomy. No recurrence of AP were observed during the follow-up. Conclusions: Microlithiasis or "occult" gallbladder disease accounts for at least 67% of the original "non-biliary" AP. Duodenal bile analysis is a useful and necessary technique for the evaluation of patients with "non-biliary" acute pancreatitis'. Careful clinical and echographic follow-up of this subgroup of patients with AP is mandatory.
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dc.fuente.origenScopus
dc.identifier.issn0034-9887
dc.identifier.pubmedid9580486
dc.identifier.scopusidSCOPUS_ID:0031197160
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/87363
dc.information.autorucEscuela de Medicina; Miquel Poblete, Juan Francisco; 0000-0002-0526-4377; 72216
dc.information.autorucEscuela de Medicina; Prado Sanhueza, María Alejandra; S/I; 644
dc.information.autorucEscuela de Medicina; Asahi Kodama, Harumi Paz; S/I; 75308
dc.information.autorucEscuela de Medicina; Ibáñez Anrique, Luis Alberto; S/I; 34202
dc.information.autorucEscuela de Medicina; Guzmán Bondiek, Sergio; S/I; 98439
dc.information.autorucEscuela de Medicina; Cruz Olivos, Francisco; S/I; 33696
dc.information.autorucEscuela de Medicina; Rollan Rodríguez, Antonio Rafael; 0000-0002-4997-4098; 100118
dc.information.autorucEscuela de Medicina; Nervi Oddone, Flavio; 0000-0002-6642-7985; 99156
dc.issue.numero8
dc.language.isoes
dc.nota.accesocontenido parcial
dc.pagina.final878
dc.pagina.inicio869
dc.revistaRevista Médica de Chile
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectCalculi
dc.subjectCholelithiasis
dc.subjectGallbladder diseases
dc.subjectPancreatitis
dc.subject.ddc610
dc.subject.deweyMedicina y saludes_ES
dc.titleEnfermedad vesicular inaparente o microlitiasis en pacientes con pancreatitis aguda: Una situación clínica frecuente
dc.title.alternativeOccult gallbladder disease or microlithiasis in patients with acute pancreatitis: A frequent clinical situation
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen125
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sipa.trazabilidadScopus;12-10-2021
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