Management of symptomatic cholelithiasis: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Symptomatic cholelithiasis is a common surgical disease and accounts for half of the over one million cholecystectomies performed in the USA annually. Despite its prevalence, only one prior systematic review has examined the evidence around treatment strategies and it contained a narrow scope. The goal of this systematic review was to analyze the clinical effectiveness of treatment options for symptomatic cholelithiasis, including surgery, non-surgical therapies, and ED pain management strategies.

Methods

Literature search was performed from January 2000 through June 2020, and a narrative analysis was performed as studies were heterogeneous.

Results

We identified 12 publications reporting on 10 trials (9 randomized controlled trials and 1 observational stud

SUBMITTER: Shenoy R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9743645 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature