Abstract：
:The aim of this study was to investigate the epidemiologic characteristics and changing patterns of gallstone disease in Korea over a recent 20-year period. A total of 4020 gallstone patients who had undergone surgery at Seoul National University Hospital during 1981-2000 were analyzed according to periods: period I (1981-1985: 831 cases); period II (1986-1990: 888 cases); period III (1991-1995: 1040 cases); period IV (1996-2000: 1261 cases). The literature from 13 institutes in Korea reporting a total of 13,101 gallstone cases were reviewed to elucidate the nationwide trend. The number of gallstone cases gradually increased. A female predominance was not noted (F/M = 1.17-1.37) as is seen in Western countries. The patients with common bile duct (CBD) stones were older than those with gallbladder (GB) stones or intrahepatic duct (IHD) stones. Over time, the relative proportion of those with a GB stone increased, plateauing (80-85%) during the 1990s; that of patients with CBD stones decreased (34% --> 19%); and that of those with IHD stones remained unchanged (11-15%). Over the entire period, the rural pattern of gallstone formation (low number of GB stones, high numbers of CBD and IHD stones) has become similar to the urban pattern. The body mass index (BMI) of the GB stone group was above average, as were the BMIs of the CBD stone and IHD stone groups. Throughout the literature review, this same changing pattern of the relative proportion of gallstone disease was confirmed. Thus the pattern of gallstone disease in Korea has become similar to that seen in Western countries except for a high prevalence of hepatolithiasis.
journal_name
World J Surgjournal_title
World journal of surgeryauthors
Park YH,Park SJ,Jang JY,Ahn YJ,Park YC,Yoon YB,Kim SWdoi
10.1007/s00268-003-6879-xkeywords:
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Has Abstractpub_date
2004-02-01 00:00:00pages
206-10issue
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0364-2313issn
1432-2323journal_volume
28pub_type
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更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00
