Data from a recent study suggests patients with gallstones are at higher risk of mortality, particularly from cardiovascular disease and cancer, than patients without gallstones, according to an abstract published in Gastroenterology.
Researchers assessed 14,228 patients who underwent gallbladder ultrasonography, and the cause of death was identified from death certificates. Results from the data analysis showed cumulative mortality from all causes was 16.5 percent at the 18-year follow-up. Of those deaths, 6.7 percent were due to cardiovascular disease and 4.9 percent were from cancer, according to the study.
Read the abstract on gallstone patients and mortality rates.
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Researchers assessed 14,228 patients who underwent gallbladder ultrasonography, and the cause of death was identified from death certificates. Results from the data analysis showed cumulative mortality from all causes was 16.5 percent at the 18-year follow-up. Of those deaths, 6.7 percent were due to cardiovascular disease and 4.9 percent were from cancer, according to the study.
Read the abstract on gallstone patients and mortality rates.
Read other coverage about GI:
- Study: 4% Increase in Hospitals Offering Computed Tomographic Colonography
- AGA Recommends Endoscopic Removal of Precancerous Cells in Patients With High-Risk Barrett's Esophagus
- 3D Artificial Human Intestine May Improve Gastrointestinal Research