A risk factor of gallstone formation after radical gastrectomy

The incidence of gallstones is higher in patients after radical gastrectomy than in the general population. The current literature suggests that this higher incidence is related to gallbladder motility disorder after surgery. A research group in China investigated the association between the XbaI polymorphisms of APOB gene and gallstone formation after gastrectomy. Patient with the X+ allele of APOB gene was found to be another important risk factor of gallstone formation after radical gastrectomy.

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