title: [Early operation in biliary surgery? (author's transl)].
abstract: In the last 15 years from 1961 to 1975 the number of operations caused by cholelithiasis increased three- and fourfold. This phenomenon is more due to the increase of the morbidity than to the extending of indication for operation. Reduction of letality from 2,4% to 0,7% and limitation of the acute complications can be considered as important results during this time. The pathological findings reveal a small improvement only. A correlation between the duration of the disease and the increase of serious pathological findings at the time of operation could not be found. During this period neither a shortening of the history of illness nor a reduction of the patients age at operation could be observed.
mesh_terms: D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000473:pathology; D005859:Germany, East; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Wie weit sind wir der Frühoperation der Gallensteinkrankheit näher gekommen?