Wasim Ahmed, Muhammad Iqbal, Ishtiaq Ahmed.
Is there any Change in Demographic Pattern of Patients with Cholelithiasis?.
Isra Med J Jan ;9(2):75-9.

OBJECTIVE: To see any change in demographic pattern among patients with gallstone disease in our setup. STUDY DESIGN: A Descriptive analytic study. th th PLACE AND DURATION: Department of Surgery at Al-Nafees Medical College Hospital, Islamabad from 7 July 2016 to 6 August 2016. METHODOLOGY: The study includes all the patients presented with gallstone disease in Surgery OPD. A specially designed questionnaire was used for collection of data which include biographic profile, Clinical presentation, duration of symptoms, associated illness, family history, previous surgical history, contraception history, and dietary habits of the patients. All the data was analyzed statistically to see any change in demography of the patients with Gall stone disease. RESULTS: Female are almost two times more susceptible to have gallstone disease as compare to male i.e. 67.31% and 32.69% respectively. Patients with Increasing age, height, BMI and positive family history have more chances of gallstones. Patients suffering from chronic illness (84.61%) and those who have underwent major surgery (40.38%) in their past also have increased risk to develop Cholelithiasis. Patients consuming diet rich in lipids and carbohydrates (38.46%) were also higher with gallstones. CONCLUSION: There is a notable change in demographic pattern of our patients with gallstone disease as compare to the literature, which needs further studies.

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