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==Overview==
==Overview==
If left untreated, [#]% of patients with [disease name] may progress to develop [manifestation 1], [manifestation 2], and [manifestation 3].


OR
Gallstones develop in many people without causing symptoms. The chance of symptoms or complications from gallstones is about 20%. Nearly all patients (99%) who have gallbladder surgery do not have their symptoms return.<ref name="pmid7110244">{{cite journal |vauthors=Gracie WA, Ransohoff DF |title=The natural history of silent gallstones: the innocent gallstone is not a myth |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=307 |issue=13 |pages=798–800 |year=1982 |pmid=7110244 |doi=10.1056/NEJM198209233071305 |url=}}</ref>


Common complications of [disease name] include [complication 1], [complication 2], and [complication 3].
OR
Prognosis is generally excellent/good/poor, and the 1/5/10-year mortality/survival rate of patients with [disease name] is approximately [#]%.
==Natural History, Complications, and Prognosis==
==Natural History, Complications, and Prognosis==


===Natural History===
===Natural History===
*The symptoms of (disease name) usually develop in the first/ second/ third decade of life, and start with symptoms such as ___.
*Gallstone disease is typically asymptomatic. 16-26% of patients develop gallstone-related symptoms in 10 years. Prophylactic cholecystectomy is not indicated unless symptoms develop or there is an increased risk of gallbladder cancer:<ref name="pmid7110244">{{cite journal |vauthors=Gracie WA, Ransohoff DF |title=The natural history of silent gallstones: the innocent gallstone is not a myth |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=307 |issue=13 |pages=798–800 |year=1982 |pmid=7110244 |doi=10.1056/NEJM198209233071305 |url=}}</ref>
*The symptoms of (disease name) typically develop ___ years after exposure to ___.  
*If left untreated, [#]% of patients with [disease name] may progress to develop [manifestation 1], [manifestation 2], and [manifestation 3].
 
===Complications===
*Common complications of [disease name] include:
**[Complication 1]
**[Complication 2]
**[Complication 3]
 
===Prognosis===
*Prognosis is generally excellent/good/poor, and the 1/5/10-year mortality/survival rate of patients with [disease name] is approximately [#]%.
*Depending on the extent of the [tumor/disease progression/etc.] at the time of diagnosis, the prognosis may vary. However, the prognosis is generally regarded as poor/good/excellent.
*The presence of [characteristic of disease] is associated with a particularly [good/poor] prognosis among patients with [disease/malignancy].
*[Subtype of disease/malignancy] is associated with the most favorable prognosis.
*The prognosis varies with the [characteristic] of tumor; [subtype of disease/malignancy] have the most favorable prognosis.
 
 
==Overview==
Gallstones develop in many people without causing symptoms. The chance of symptoms or complications from gallstones is about 20%. Nearly all patients (99%) who have gallbladder surgery do not have their symptoms return.
 
== Natural History, Complications and Prognosis ==
'''Asymptomatic stones:'''
16-26% of patients develop gallstone-related symptoms in 10 years. Prophylactic cholecystectomy ''not'' indicated UNLESS increased risk of gallbladder (gb) cancer:
:*Pima Indian
:*Pima Indian
:*Calcified gb
:*Calcified gallbladder
:*gb Polyp >10 mm
:*Gallbladder polyp >10 mm
:*Gallstones >2.5 cm
:*Gallstones >2.5 cm
:*Salmonella carrier
:*Salmonella carrier
===Complications===
*Common complications of Gallbladder disease include:
**Acute cholecystitis
**Choledocholithiasis with or without acute cholangitis
**Gallstone Pancreatitis<ref name="pmid8480871">{{cite journal |vauthors=Friedman GD |title=Natural history of asymptomatic and symptomatic gallstones |journal=Am. J. Surg. |volume=165 |issue=4 |pages=399–404 |year=1993 |pmid=8480871 |doi= |url=}}</ref>


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===Symptomatic stones===
===Symptomatic stones===
38-50% of patients have pain recurrence/year after 1 episode biliary colic. 1-2% of patients have complication rate/year.
38-50% of patients have pain recurrence every year after 1 episode biliary colic.<ref name="pmid20492328">{{cite journal |vauthors=Festi D, Reggiani ML, Attili AF, Loria P, Pazzi P, Scaioli E, Capodicasa S, Romano F, Roda E, Colecchia A |title=Natural history of gallstone disease: Expectant management or active treatment? Results from a population-based cohort study |journal=J. Gastroenterol. Hepatol. |volume=25 |issue=4 |pages=719–24 |year=2010 |pmid=20492328 |doi=10.1111/j.1440-1746.2009.06146.x |url=}}</ref>
 
===Prognosis===
*The prognosis in patients with Gallstone disease is dependent upon the occurence and severity of complications. The category of patients whom refuse or are unfit for surgery will remain asymptomatic 45% of the time, whilst 55% will have varying degrees of complications.<ref name="pmid26895902">{{cite journal |vauthors=Julliard O, Hauters P, Possoz J, Malvaux P, Landenne J, Gherardi D |title=Incisional hernia after single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy: incidence and predictive factors |journal=Surg Endosc |volume=30 |issue=10 |pages=4539–43 |year=2016 |pmid=26895902 |doi=10.1007/s00464-016-4790-4 |url=}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hadeel Maksoud M.D.[2]

Overview

Gallstones develop in many people without causing symptoms. The chance of symptoms or complications from gallstones is about 20%. Nearly all patients (99%) who have gallbladder surgery do not have their symptoms return.[1]

Natural History, Complications, and Prognosis

Natural History

  • Gallstone disease is typically asymptomatic. 16-26% of patients develop gallstone-related symptoms in 10 years. Prophylactic cholecystectomy is not indicated unless symptoms develop or there is an increased risk of gallbladder cancer:[1]
  • Pima Indian
  • Calcified gallbladder
  • Gallbladder polyp >10 mm
  • Gallstones >2.5 cm
  • Salmonella carrier

Complications

  • Common complications of Gallbladder disease include:
    • Acute cholecystitis
    • Choledocholithiasis with or without acute cholangitis
    • Gallstone Pancreatitis[2]

Diagrams shown below are courtesy of Wikisurgery.com

Symptomatic stones

38-50% of patients have pain recurrence every year after 1 episode biliary colic.[3]

Prognosis

  • The prognosis in patients with Gallstone disease is dependent upon the occurence and severity of complications. The category of patients whom refuse or are unfit for surgery will remain asymptomatic 45% of the time, whilst 55% will have varying degrees of complications.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Gracie WA, Ransohoff DF (1982). "The natural history of silent gallstones: the innocent gallstone is not a myth". N. Engl. J. Med. 307 (13): 798–800. doi:10.1056/NEJM198209233071305. PMID 7110244.
  2. Friedman GD (1993). "Natural history of asymptomatic and symptomatic gallstones". Am. J. Surg. 165 (4): 399–404. PMID 8480871.
  3. Festi D, Reggiani ML, Attili AF, Loria P, Pazzi P, Scaioli E, Capodicasa S, Romano F, Roda E, Colecchia A (2010). "Natural history of gallstone disease: Expectant management or active treatment? Results from a population-based cohort study". J. Gastroenterol. Hepatol. 25 (4): 719–24. doi:10.1111/j.1440-1746.2009.06146.x. PMID 20492328.
  4. Julliard O, Hauters P, Possoz J, Malvaux P, Landenne J, Gherardi D (2016). "Incisional hernia after single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy: incidence and predictive factors". Surg Endosc. 30 (10): 4539–43. doi:10.1007/s00464-016-4790-4. PMID 26895902.

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