An epidemic survey of gallbladder disease in Hefei district

Objective To evaluate the incidence of benign gallbladder disease and the relationship between the hyperlipidemia and gallbladder stone in Hefei district by a survey in 6?946 persons. Methods All benign gallbladder diseases were discovered by Colour Dopple ulterasound. The data of lipidemia were analyzed and a comparative study of 1?051 cases suffering from gallbladder stone with the control group was done. Results The morbidity of benign gallbladder diseases was 21 55%. The prevalence of gallbladder stone, gallbladder polypoid lesion, cholecystitis, intrahepatic cholelithiasis or choledocholithiasis were 15 13%, 3 39%, 1 35%, 0 96%, 0 70% respectively in all examined. The morbidity of gallbladder stone was 70 2% in the benign gallbladder diseases. The incidence of hyperlipidemia both in gallbladder stone group and control group were 56 9% and 32 3% ( P 0 001). Conclusion This study shows that the incidence of benign gallbladder disease with gallbladder stone in the citizen group of Hefei district was significantly higher than that of other district in China and the hyperlipidemia may be another risk factor of gallstone formation.