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Cholelithiasis, Cholecystitis, and Cholecystodochotomy During Pregnancy

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Pregnancy alters biliary physiology and promotes biliary sludge and gallstone formation. Although asymptomatic cholelithiasis occurs in approximately 3.5% of pregnancies, cholecystitis is common during pregnancy. Acute cholecystitis is the second most frequent non-obstetric emergency of pregnancy, with approximately 40% of acute cases requiring surgery. This chapter discusses the impact of pregnancy on the gallbladder and biliary physiology, evaluating the pregnant patient with right upper quadrant abdominal pain, and cholecystectomy in the gravid patient.

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  1. School of Dental Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA

    Raymond J. Lanzafame

  2. Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, Rochester, NY, USA

    Raymond J. Lanzafame

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  1. Nezhat Medical Center, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Ceana H. Nezhat

  2. Department of Surgery, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Youngstown, OH, USA

    Michael S. Kavic

  3. School of Dental Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA

    Raymond J. Lanzafame

  4. Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Michael K. Lindsay

  5. Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, LAC+USC Medical Center, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Travis M. Polk

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Lanzafame, R.J. (2019). Cholelithiasis, Cholecystitis, and Cholecystodochotomy During Pregnancy. In: Nezhat, C., Kavic, M., Lanzafame, R., Lindsay, M., Polk, T. (eds) Non-Obstetric Surgery During Pregnancy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90752-9_11

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