Alterações dos hábitos intestinais nos pacientes submetidos à colecistectomia no intervalo de 6 meses a 1 ano

Abstract

Objective: Evaluating the persistence or appearance of changes in intestinal habits on patients submitted to cholecystectomy at the University Hospital of the Federal University of Sergipe (HU-UFS) after more than 06 months and less than 12 months after surgery. Methods: A prospective, observational study involving 100 patients undergoing cholecystectomy at HU- UFS between November 2017 and August 2018. A validated modified questionnaire was applied with questions created based on the Rome IV Criteria and Mayo Clinic Bowel Disease Questionnaire in the preoperative period as after 180 and 360 postoperative days. The patients were divided into two groups, those with bowel habit change and those who did not, and chi-square analyzes were performed to investigate the association between possible risk factors. Results: The prevalence of changes in bowel habits in the study population was 24%. None of the possible risk factors investigated proved to be a strong predictor for post- cholecystectomy changes in bowel habits. Conclusions: All medical centers that deal with a good number of gallstones and diseases should be encouraged to report their results to accumulate sufficient clinical data and explore different approaches and management strategies. Surgeons and patients should be aware that these changes occur significantly and that there is no way to predict them.