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Lancet (London, England)
|May 12, 1984
Resumen
Los pacientes ancianos con una disminución inexplicable en el bienestar pueden tener una enfermedad biliar subyacente. La investigación y el tratamiento inmediatos de esta afección pueden mejorar significativamente su salud física y mental.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Medicina Geriátrica La medicina geriátrica es una especialidad de la medicina geriátrica.
- Hepatología Hepatología.
- Gastroenterología y Gastroenterología.
Sus antecedentes:
- Los pacientes ancianos a menudo presentan síntomas no específicos como confusión o deterioro físico.
- La enfermedad hepatobiliar con frecuencia se pasa por alto en pacientes de edad avanzada con síntomas no específicos.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Investigar el papel de la enfermedad hepatobiliar no diagnosticada en pacientes ancianos con deterioro no específico.
- Para resaltar la importancia de la investigación del árbol biliar en los ancianos que presentan pruebas de función hepática anormales.
Principales métodos:
- Análisis retrospectivo de seis pacientes de edad avanzada (80-89 años) ingresados con deterioro no específico.
- La investigación incluyó los niveles de fosfatasa alcalina y la colangiopancreatografía endoscópica retrógrada endoscópica (ERCP).
- Las modalidades de tratamiento incluyeron esfincterotomía endoscópica, cirugía y antibióticos.
Principales resultados:
- Los seis pacientes tenían niveles elevados de fosfatasa alcalina.
- ERCP reveló varias patologías biliares, incluidas las piedras comunes del conducto biliar, el cálculo de la vesícula biliar, el absceso y la dilatación del conducto biliar.
- Todos los pacientes mostraron una mejora significativa en la movilidad y la función mental después del tratamiento adecuado.
Conclusiones:
- La enfermedad biliar es una causa tratable de enfermedades crónicas en los ancianos.
- La enfermedad hepatobiliar debe considerarse e investigarse en pacientes ancianos con función hepática anormal, incluso sin síntomas clásicos.
- El diagnóstico y la intervención temprana pueden conducir a una recuperación sustancial de la función en las personas mayores afectadas.
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