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Post Cholecystectomy Diarrhoea—A Systematic Review
Department of Surgery, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry,Queen Mary University of London, Barts and Royal London Hospitals, London, UK
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Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK
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Department of Surgery, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, Barts and Royal London Hospitals, London, UK
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Department of Surgery, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, Barts and Royal London Hospitals, London, UK
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Department of Surgery, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, Barts and Royal London Hospitals, London, UK
1 Department of Surgery, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry,Queen Mary University of London, Barts and Royal London Hospitals, London, UK
2 Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK
3 Department of Surgery, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, Barts and Royal London Hospitals, London, UK
4 Department of Surgery, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, Barts and Royal London Hospitals, London, UK
5 Department of Surgery, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, Barts and Royal London Hospitals, London, UK
Introduction: Post-cholecystectomy diarrhoea (PCD) is probably the most distressing postoperative non-pain symptom. Its nature is not fully understood. The aim of this systematic review was to assess the prevalence, aetiology, predisposing factors and management of PCD from the past study reports. Methods: We conducted a wide ranged review of published literature on PubMed, Web of Knowledge, and the Cochrane library without any time limitation. Results: Twenty five studies were included. The prevalence of PCD was 9.1% (302/3306) with no significant difference between genders. The prevalence of bile acid malabsorption (BAM), the most important suggested aetiological factor, was seen in 65.5% (36/55) patients with PCD. There were no obvious predisposing factors. We found 92% (23/25) of patients with PCD responded to cholestyramine therapy. The cure rate for cholecystectomy on preoperative cholegenic diarrhoea was 54.5% (121/222). The prevalence of post-cholecystectomy new onset constipation was 7.9% (78/987). Conclusion: The aetiology of PCD is unknown and appears to be multifactorial. The BAM prevalence was only 65.5%, however 92% of PCD patients responded to cholestyramine therapy suggesting that cholestyramine therapy could also have curative effect on other unknown aetiological factors related to bile metabolism. The complexity of the aetiology of PCD is more projected by considering the curative effect of cholecystectomy on preoperative cholegenic diarrhoea, and the occurrence of post-cholecystectomy new onset constipation. However, the relationship between cholecystectomy and PCD is an undeniable fact.
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