Open AccessObesity Not Necessary, Risk of Symptomatic Cholelithiasis Increases as a Function of BMI
Author(s) -
Bikram Kharga,
Barun Kumar Sharma,
Singh Vk,
Nishant Kumar,
Phuchungla Bhutia,
Roshan Tamang,
Neetu Jain
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/22098.8736
Subject(s) - medicine , overweight , body mass index , inclusion and exclusion criteria , obesity , risk factor , gallstones , surgery , pathology , alternative medicine
Obesity is a well-established risk factor for cholelithiasis. But most of the studies have actually tried to establish the risk of cholelithiasis in overweight and obese people. Very few studies have addressed the issue of cholelithiasis in patients with otherwise normal Body Mass Index (BMI). In this study we have tried to establish if there is any relationship between increasing BMI and cholelithiasis.