Silent gallbladder stone in kidney transplantation recipients: should it be treated? A retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Treatment and follow-up strategies for silent gallbladder stones in patients before kidney transplantation (KT) remain unknown. Therefore, the authors aimed to elucidate the role of pre-KT cholecystectomy in preventing biliary and surgical complications.

Materials and methods

This study retrospectively analyzed 2295 KT recipients and 3443 patients waiting for KT at a single tertiary center from January 2005 to July 2022. The primary outcomes were the incidences of biliary and postcholecystectomy complications in KT recipients. Firth's logistic regression model was used to assess the risk factors for biliary complications.

Results

Overall, 543 patients awaiting KT and 230 KT recipients were found to have biliary stones. Among the KT recipients, 16 (7%) under

SUBMITTER: Lee MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11175749 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature