Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with Cholecystitis in Patients from the Eastern Zone of the State of Mexico

Pastor I Díaz-Hernández
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Pastor I Díaz-Hernández: General Surgery Department, Hospital Regional de Alta Especialidad de Ixtapaluca, Carretera Federal México-Puebla Km. 34.5, Pueblo de Zoquiapan, Ixtapaluca 56530, México

Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research, 2023, vol. 49, issue 5, 41129-41133

Abstract: The cholecystitis characterized by being an inflammatory process, related to the presence of stones, in the gallbladder hepatic cholestasis and chronic gallbladder infection. Prevalence may vary, but most of the patients are over 40 years old, at the time of diagnosis. However, within the eastern zone of the Estado de Mexico, reports indicate several cases in adolescents, mainly pregnant women. Therefore in this study, the evaluation of said prevalence was carried out in adolescents, as well as its risk factors.

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Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2023.49.007877

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