OUTCOME OF CHENODEOXYCHOLIC ACID (CDCA) TREATMENT IN 125 PATIENTS WITH RADIOLUCENT GALLSTONES - FACTORS INFLUENCING EFFICACY, WITHDRAWAL, SYMPTOMS AND SIDE-EFFECTS AND POST-DISSOLUTION RECURRENCE
OUTCOME OF CHENODEOXYCHOLIC ACID (CDCA) TREATMENT IN 125 PATIENTS WITH RADIOLUCENT GALLSTONES - FACTORS INFLUENCING EFFICACY, WITHDRAWAL, SYMPTOMS AND SIDE-EFFECTS AND POST-DISSOLUTION RECURRENCE
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DOI:
10.1097/00005792-198203000-00003
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发表时间:
1982-01-01
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影响因子:
1.6
通讯作者:
DOWLING, RH
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作者:
MATON, PN;ISER, JH;DOWLING, RH
Of 125 patients with radiolucent gallstones in functioning gallbladders treated with chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA) between 1971-1977, 47 showed complete gallstone dissolution, an overall efficacy of 38%. However, a retrospective analysis of factors governing efficacy carried out in 1976 showed that in patients with stones < 15 mm in diameter, treated with > 13 mg CDCA kg-1 day-1 for not less than 1 yr who developed unsaturated bile (n = 27), efficacy rose to 78% complete and 93% partial plus complete gallstone dissolution. The usefulness of this selection/management approach was then confirmed prospectively in 42 comparable patients selected for treatment since 1977; efficacy (complete gallstone dissolution) reached 76%. The median duration of treatment for complete gallstone dissolution was 7.5 mo. for stones < 5 mm in diameter; 12.0 for 5-10 mm stones; 22.0 for 10-15 mm stones; and 28.5 for the only 2 patients (of 26) with large (> 15 mm) stones who ultimately showed complete gallstone dissolution. Seventy-eight patients withdrew from therapy, 21 within 6 mo. of starting CDCA (before their 1st follow-up cholecystogram): the remaining 57 withdrew because of complications of gallstones (11 patients), inadequate treatment (dose and/or duration, 20 patients), inappropriate selection or unsuitable stones (19 patients) and resistance to CDCA (7 patients). Diarrhea, although common, was usually mild or transient. Biliary colic and nonspecific dyspepsia tended to improve during therapy. To date, gallstone recurrence was detected in 14 patients (30%), 3 mo.-5 yr after discontinuing treatment with CDCA.