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. 1972 Sep 16;3(5828):672-5.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.3.5828.672.

Increasing frequency of gall bladder operations in the Bristol clinical area

C Holland, K W Heaton

Increasing frequency of gall bladder operations in the Bristol clinical area

C Holland et al. Br Med J. .

Abstract

In the Bristol clinical area the frequency of gall bladder operations rose by a factor of 3.4 between 1940 and 1970, the greatest increase occurring in the 1950s. The increase took place in all age groups, but was greatest in the under-30s and in men. Numerous factors affect the chance of a patient with gall stones being operated on, but a change of this magnitude suggests there has been a substantial rise in the incidence of gall stones since the second world war. This belief is supported by data from the nationwide Hospital In-patient Enquiry.

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