title: [Does post-cholecystectomy syndrome exist? Epidemiologic features and therapeutic effects of ursodeoxycholic acid].
abstract: 140 cholecystectomized patients were subjected to out-patient clinical follow-up (follow-up range 15.5 +/- 7.1 months) as were 45 patients given various operations on the digestive tract. The controlled study was divided into two phases: epidemiology and therapy. The results of the epidemiological trial clearly showed that in about half the cases treated cholecystectomy leaves certain problems of digestive dysfunction (dyspeptic-pain syndrome) unresolved but does not cause new symptoms. Hence there is no justification for the term "post-cholecystectomy syndrome". A double blind therapeutic trial confirmed the efficacy of UDCA in the treatment of dyspepsia in cholecystectomized patients (p = 0.03) but showed that it has little influence on the pain factor (p = 1.00).
mesh_terms: D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003840:Deoxycholic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004415:Dyspepsia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013577:Syndrome; D014580:Ursodeoxycholic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D003840:Deoxycholic Acid; D014580:Ursodeoxycholic Acid
vernacular_title: Esiste la "sindrome post-colecistectomia"? Rilievi epidemiologici ed effetti terapeutici dell'UDCA.