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Acalculous gallbladder pain: a largely unrecognised entity.

J L Jourdan1, R S Stubbs

  • 1The Wakefield Clinic for Gastrointestinal Diseases, Wellington.

The New Zealand Medical Journal
|June 23, 1999
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Cholecystectomy offers relief for patients experiencing gallbladder pain without gallstones. This study found that 72.7% of patients with acalculous gallbladder pain reported significant symptom improvement after the procedure.

Area of Science:

  • Gastroenterology
  • Surgical Outcomes

Background:

  • Acalculous gallbladder pain presents diagnostic challenges.
  • Gallbladder pain without gallstones (cholelithiasis) affects a subset of patients.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the clinical presentation and outcomes of cholecystectomy in patients with acalculous gallbladder pain.
  • To evaluate the efficacy of gallbladder removal for this condition.

Main Methods:

  • Prospective study of 66 patients undergoing cholecystectomy for suspected acalculous gallbladder pain.
  • Diagnosis based on clinical presentation; CCK oral cholecystogram used in most cases.
  • Outcomes assessed via postal questionnaire and follow-up.

Main Results:

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  • The study included 58 females and 8 males, median age 37.5 years, with a median symptom duration of 3 years.
  • Preoperative investigations were largely non-contributory, except for abnormal CCK oral cholecystograms in all patients.
  • At a median follow-up of 40 months, 72.7% of patients experienced complete or substantial symptom relief post-cholecystectomy.

    • Conclusions:

    • A significant group of patients experiences gallbladder pain without gallstones.
    • Cholecystectomy can be an effective treatment for selected patients with acalculous gallbladder pain.
    • Further research is needed to understand the pathophysiology of this condition.