Prevalencia de colecistolitiasis y cáncer de vesícula en una población rural aymara de Chile

• Autores: Marcelo Fonseca C., Pablo Báez B., Atila Csendes, Sergio Calcagno Z., Katherine Marcelain C., Pablo Vargas M., José García R., Teresa Barlaro F.
• Localización: Revista Médica de Chile, ISSN-e 0034-9887, Vol. 148, Nº. 10, 2020, págs. 1398-1405
• Idioma: español
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Prevalence of cholelithiasis and gallbladder cancer among Aymara individuals
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  • Background: The prevalence of cholelithiasis and gallbladder cancer may be different across ethnic groups. Aim: To study the prevalence of cholelithiasis and gallbladder cancer among Aymara individuals. Material and Methods: An abdominal ultrasound was carried out in a sample of 182 Aymara women aged 46 ± 16 years and 76 Aymara men aged 55 ± 16 years. In addition, the histopathological reports of both patients with a history of previous cholecystectomy and those operated after the study were reviewed. Results: Ultrasound was normal in 150 participants (58%), 76 had cholelithiasis (30%) and 32 (12%) had a history of cholecystectomy. Pathological reports of the excised gallbladder were available for 106 cases and showed a chronic cholecystitis in 98% of cases. Gallbladder cancer was not reported. Conclusions: There is a 42% prevalence of cholelithiasis and no gallbladder cancer in this sample of Aymara population.