Introduction

• Gall bladder diseases has worldwide distribution with variable incidence amongst different countries.
• Gall stone disease is one of the most common problems affecting digestive tract, with higher incidence amongst females (female to male ratio- 3:1).
• Majority of the patients with cholelithiasis present with chronic cholecystitis with complaint of recurrent attacks of abdominal pain.
• Other common presentation is acute calculus cholecystitis with empyema
• Management modalities initially involves clinical and ultrasonographic (USG) diagnosis, followed by conservative medical management or modern surgical interventions by laparoscopy and endoscopy.

Aims & Objectives

Our study aims

1. To look at the demographics ( age and sex incidence) and various clinical presentations.
2. To analyse the relation of gall bladder diseases (with or without stones).
3. Role of various diagnostic procedures- USG findings, gross and histopathological findings.
4. To study treatment modalities- conservative and surgical.
5. To study pathological finding of the removed gall bladder.

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Dr Amit Kumar Gupta

2nd Year Surgery Resident, Department of Surgery, Katihar Medical College Katihar Bihar, India