Cholelithiasis in Home Parenteral Nutrition (Hpn) Patients – Complications of the Clinical Nutrition: Diagnosis, Treatment, Prevention

• Authors: Michał Ławiński , Aneta Jachnis , Anna Ukleja , Marek Pertkiewicz
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Long-term home parenteral nutrition (HPN) is an important factor for cholelithiasis. An individualized nutrition program, trophic enteral nutrition and ultrasound bile ducts monitoring is a necessity in those patients. The aim of the study was to evaluate the usefulness of prophylactic cholecystectomy in patients with asymptomatic cholelithiasis requiring HPN. Material and methods. 292 chronic HPN patients were analyzed in the period from 2005 to 2012. Patients were divided into four groups: A - without cholelithiasis, B - with asymptomatic cholelithiasis, C - urgent cholecystectomy because of cholecystisis caused by gallstones, D - cholecystectomy in patients without cholelithiasis performed during an operation to restore the continuity of the digestive tract. The patients were additionally divided depending on the extent of resection of the small intestine and colon. Results. 36.9% of chronic HPN patients had cholelithiasis confirmed using ultrasonographic examination. Cholecystectomy due to acute cholecystitis symptoms was performed in 14.4% of the patients. The remaining 22.6% patients had asymptomatic cholelithiasis. Prophylactic cholecystectomy was performed in 5.5% patients with no signs of cholelcystisis during the planned operation to restore the continuity of the digestive tract. Conclusions. Cholelithiasis in chronic HPN patients is a frequent phenomenon. It seems useful to perform prophylactic cholecystectomy during primary subtotal resection of the small intestine, because the risk of cholelithiasis in this group of patients is very high.

Keywords

EN

HPN; cholelithiasis; cholecystectomy

• Journal: Polish Journal of Surgery
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 86
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 111-115

Dates

published

1 - 3 - 2014

online

25 - 4 - 2014

received

31 - 12 - 2013

Contributors

author

Michał Ławiński

• Department of General Surgery and Clinical Nutrition, Warsaw Medical University,

author

Aneta Jachnis

• Department of General Surgery and Clinical Nutrition, Warsaw Medical University

author

Anna Ukleja

• Department of Human Nutrition, Warsaw Medical University

author

Marek Pertkiewicz

• Department of General Surgery and Clinical Nutrition, Warsaw Medical University

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/pjs-2014-0021