@entity1085 morphometric measurements in geriatric XXXX with symptomatic chronic @entity2679 .

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INTRODUCTION: Cholecystectomy for symptomatic @entity2679 is one of the common surgical procedures in the geriatric @entity1 . @entity1085 wall thickness is expected due to acute @entity2679 and in some other clinical conditions. Routine histopathological evaluation of cholecystectomy materials are required to confirm the diagnosis and document other pathologies. The aim of this study was to evaluate age-related histopathological gallbladder morphometric measurements. METHODS: A retrospective chart review of 371 cholecystectomy materials was performed. Two groups were designed according to age (<65 and >= 65  years old, respectively). Age and gender analyses for histopathological gallbladder length, diameter and wall thickness were performed. In addition, pathologically confirmed acute @entity32 rates were evaluated in this case-control study. RESULTS: Gallbladder morphometric measurements and pathologically confirmed acute @entity32 rates were similar in males and females. @entity1085 diameter was higher with acute inflammatory changes, but no differences were observed in gallbladder length and wall thickness. Gallbladder wall thickness and pathologically confirmed acute @entity32 rates were not comparable between the control and geriatric @entity1 (2.8      1.3 vs 2.6      1.2  mm, and 30/281 (10.7  %) vs 10/74 (13.5  %), respectively, p  >  0.05). However, higher gallbladder length and diameter were observed in geriatric group. CONCLUSION: Age is an independent factor on histopathological gallbladder length and diameter, but not for gallbladder wall thickness. In addition, pathologically confirmed acute @entity32 rate is not higher in geriatric @entity1 . Clinical significance of these findings merits further investigation.
