Gallbladder stone의
prophylactic cholecystectomy의 indication중 하나가..
GB stone 크기가 2cm 이상일때 라고 되있는데요...
왜 하필 '2cm'이 기준인거죠?? ㅡㅡ?
이리저리 찾아봐도 못찾겠네요....
아시는분은 답변좀 부탁드려요... (_ _)
prophylactic cholecystectomy의 indication중 하나가..
GB stone 크기가 2cm 이상일때 라고 되있는데요...
왜 하필 '2cm'이 기준인거죠?? ㅡㅡ?
이리저리 찾아봐도 못찾겠네요....
아시는분은 답변좀 부탁드려요... (_ _)
No treatment is usually required for asymptomatic gallstones because of their low propensity to become symptomatic. Longitudinal studies have shown that conversion from asymptomatic to symptomatic stones takes place at the rate of no more than 1 to 2% per year, and risk-benefit analyses indicate that surgery for asymptomatic gallstones generally causes more morbidity than it prevents. Exceptions to this rule may include very large gallstones (>3 cm in diameter) and porcelain gallbladder, both of which have been associated with an increased risk of gallbladder carcinoma.
Reference: Goldman: Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 21st ed., Copyright © 2000 W. B. Saunders Company
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