Journal of Surgery

Joanna Kitlas- Polasik

Publications

• Research Article
  Changes in the Occurrence of Abdominal Complaints in Surgically Treated Patients due to Cholecystolithiasis
  Author(s): Brigida Sedlak, Maciej Zaniewski, Zbigniew Lorenc, Wiktor Jan Krawczyk, Marzena Kowalska, Urszula Skotnicka- Graca and Joanna Kitlas- PolasikBrigida Sedlak, Maciej Zaniewski, Zbigniew Lorenc, Wiktor Jan Krawczyk, Marzena Kowalska, Urszula Skotnicka- Graca and Joanna Kitlas- Polasik
  
  Introduction: The post cholecystectomy syndrome is defined as the maintenance or the occurrence of digestive tract symptoms after cholecystectomy due to extra hepatic biliary duct disorders. The introduction of a laparoscopic approach has revolutionized the procedure in the treatment of cholecystolithiasis. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is less invasive for patients as compared to the classic surgical procedure. Aim: Determination of the frequency and the intensity of abdominal symptoms occurring after laparoscopic surgery and classic cholecystectomy related to the post cholecystectomy syndrome. Material and methods: The study group consisted of 105 patients of the Clinical Department of Surgery of the Regional Specialist Hospital in Tychy, Poland. Patients were divided into two groups: patients who underwent laparoscopic (n=83) or classic (n=2.. Read More»
  

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