title: [Gallbladder motility and long term results in cholecystolithotomy].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Gallstone removal preserving the gallbladder is a therapeutic option in cholelithiasis. Our group has made use of this technique for twenty-five years in pediatric patients. The purpose of this review was to study gallstone recurrence and gallbladder motility.
  
  
  METHODS
  Patients who had gallstones removed with this technique from 1989 until 2013 were contacted and asked about digestive or other health problems. A sonographic assessment was made in order to look for gallstone recurrence and to measure gallbladder volumes and contraction after fasting and after consuming a fatty meal.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All patients are asymptomatic except a girl who suffered colic pain and who had a gallstone recurrence. The median of volume after fasting was 18.37 cc and after consuming the meal 7.16 cc. The median of gallbladder contraction was 57.63%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A gallstone relapse was identified (10%). Long-term follow up showed an excellent gallbladder function and contraction (greater than 30%) without other recurrences. Based on our experience, in patients properly selected cholecistolithotomy is an interesting option in children.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Martínez Castaño
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ruiz Pruneda
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Doménech Abellán
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Aranda Garcia
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Sánchez Morote
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Roqués Serradilla
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000379:methods*; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D042882:Gallstones / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult