Implications of different methods of evaluating prevalence of cholelithiasis in population: postmortem and intravital ultrasonic diagnosis
- Authors: Reshetnikov OV1, Ryabikov AN1, Shakhmatov SG1, Malyutina SK1, Kurilovich SA1
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- НИИ терапии СО РАМН
- Issue: Vol 79, No 1 (2004)
- Pages: 45-48
- Section: Editorial
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/0040-3660/article/view/29760
- ID: 29760
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Results. Prevalence of CL increased with age and was five-fold higher in females than in males. Both methods showed good concordance. The age-adjusted CL prevalence rates in 25-64 year-old groups was 1.94% in males and 9.53% in females in autopsy series, and 2.16% and 11.16%, respectively, in ultrasonographic study.
Conclusion. Routine autopsy may serve as a reliable tool in evaluating prevalence of CL among the population provided the values are gender- and age-standardized.
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O V Reshetnikov
НИИ терапии СО РАМННовосибирск; НИИ терапии СО РАМН
A N Ryabikov
НИИ терапии СО РАМННовосибирск; НИИ терапии СО РАМН
S G Shakhmatov
НИИ терапии СО РАМННовосибирск; НИИ терапии СО РАМН
S K Malyutina
НИИ терапии СО РАМННовосибирск; НИИ терапии СО РАМН
S A Kurilovich
НИИ терапии СО РАМННовосибирск; НИИ терапии СО РАМН
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