Brief Article
Copyright ©2010 Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. May 28, 2010; 16(20): 2549-2553
Published online May 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i20.2549
Table 2 Gallstone formation after radical gastrectomy
X+X- groupX-X- groupP value
(n = 13)(n = 15)
Incidence of gallstone54.2% (13/24)9.3% (15/162)< 0.001
Time period from gastrectomy to detection of the gallstones (mo)16.4 ± 8.421.7 ± 7.40.085
Gallbladders motility
GBEF before surgery50.9% ± 12.5%51.3% ± 10.3%0.863
GBEF after surgery30.3% ± 20.1%29.6% ± 19.1%0.868
Follow-up period after28.3 ± 1.128.6 ± 1.20.249
gastrectomy (mo)