Simultaneous bacteriologic assessment of bile from gallbladder and common bile duct in control subjects and patients with gallstones and common duct stones

• Published in: Archives of surgery (Chicago. 1960) Vol. 131; no. 4; p. 389
• Main Authors: Csendes, A, Burdiles, P, Maluenda, F, Diaz, J C, Csendes, P, Mitru, N
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.04.1996
• Subjects: Acute Disease; Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Bacteria - isolation & purification; Bile - microbiology; Cholecystitis - etiology; Cholecystitis - microbiology; Cholelithiasis - complications; Cholelithiasis - microbiology; Chronic Disease; Common Bile Duct; Female; Gallbladder; Gallstones - microbiology; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Prospective Studies
• ISSN: 0004-0010
• DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.1996.01430160047008

To determine the simultaneous prevalence of bacteria in bile from the gallbladder and common bile duct and to determine the influence of the number of stones present on bacteriologic findings. A prospective study was performed in 467 subjects divided into seven groups: 42 control subjects with norma...