Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Background: Gallstone disease remains one of the major causes of abdominal morbidity and mortality through the world. The present study was conducted to assess cases of cholelithiasis managed in general surgery department. Materials & Methods: 83 patients of cholelithiasisof both genderswere subjected to haemogram, ECG, LFT, blood sugar, blood urea, serum creatinine, urine analysis, blood group,chest x-ray, ultrasound scanof the abdomen. Patients underwentlaparoscopic cholecystectomy and open cholecystectomy. Symptoms and post- operative complications were recorded. Results: Out of 83 patients, males were 33 and females were 50. Common symptoms were pain in 72, fever in 14, nausea/ vomiting in 44, jaundice in 16 and dyspepsia in 25 patients. The difference was significant (P<0.05). Type of surgeryperformed was laparoscopic cholecystectomy in 54 and open cholecystectomyin 29. Post- operative complications were hemorrhage in 2, wound infection in 1, retained stone in 1, bile leak in 3 and prolonged ileusin 1 case. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Conclusion: Maximum cases were managed with laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Post- operative complications were hemorrhage, wound infection, retained stone and bile leak.