Journal de chirurgie
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Journal de chirurgie · Jun 1996
[Significant value and therapeutic implications of routine gastroscopy before cholecystectomy].
Endoscopy of the upper digestive tract was performed in 338 consecutive patients undergoing cholecystectomy between January 1991 and December 1992. Pathological findings were seen in 160 (47.3%), 6.8% of the patients had peptic ulcers, 1.8% gastric erosions, 25.7% gastritis, 3.2% polyps, 4.7% hiatal hernias, 3.0% oesophagitis and 0.6% gastric cancer. ⋯ Two patients with gastric cancer underwent gastrectomy. These results underline the importance of a routine gastroscopy before elective cholecystectomy.