Cholecystectomy is an effective treatment for XXXX .

@entity1 @entity32 @entity1085 @entity910 @entity253
BACKGROUND: An increasing number of reports indicate symptomatic relief of @entity253 after cholecystectomy for @entity910 . Despite this, cholecystectomy as a treatment for @entity910 remains controversial. Our aim was to determine efficacy of cholecystectomy in alleviating @entity910 symptoms and the correlation with histologic findings. METHODS: Records of @entity1 with gallbladder ejection fraction <35% between January 1994 and February 1999 were reviewed. Gallbladder pathology and degree of symptomatic improvement were determined on follow-up. RESULTS: Of the 27 cholecystectomy @entity1 , 24 (89%) had significant improvement, 2 (7%) had partial improvement, and 1 (4%) had minimal improvement. Ten @entity1 (43%) had normal gall-bladder, and 9 (90%) of them had significant improvement after cholecystectomy. Of the 6 nonsurgical @entity1 , none had significant improvement, 4 (67%) had partial improvement, and 2 (33%) had minimal improvement. CONCLUSIONS: @entity910 @entity1 who underwent cholecystectomy had significantly greater symptom improvement compared with nonsurgical @entity1 . Pathologic correlation suggests @entity32 may not be the only cause of @entity1085 . Cholecystectomy should be a first-line therapy for @entity910 @entity1 .
