The formation of gallstone after radical operation of esophagus and cardia carcinoma

Objective To observe the gallstone formation after radical operation for carcinoma of esophagus or cardia.Mothods From January 1993 to January 1998, 320 cases of radical operation for esophageal or cardiac cancers and 350 cases of non-operation were on dynamic observation in clinical practices. Results The postoperative galladder volume was much larger than that of preoperation and aslo much larger than that of non-operation patients(P0.01).The morbidity of gallstone in early postoperation was increased(P0.01). Conclusion It indicated that radical operation for carcinoma of esophagus or cardia might have some effects on the formation of gallstone. Some effective measures should be adopted to reduce morbidity of gallstone.