Open AccessOutcomes of inpatient cholecystectomy among adults with cystic fibrosis in the United States
Author(s) -
Mitchell L. Ramsey,
Lindsay A. Sobotka,
Somashekar G. Krishna,
Alice Hinton,
Stephen Kirkby,
Susan S. Li,
Michael P. Meara,
Darwin L. Conwell,
Peter P. Stanich
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1948-5190
DOI - 10.4253/wjge.v13.i9.371
Subject(s) - medicine , cholecystectomy , gallbladder , laparoscopic cholecystectomy , demographics , propensity score matching , population , general surgery , demography , environmental health , sociology
Symptomatic biliary and gallbladder disorders are common in adults with cystic fibrosis (CF) and the prevalence may rise with increasing CF transmembrane conductance regulator modulator use. Cholecystectomy may be considered, but the outcomes of cholecystectomy are not well described among modern patients with CF.