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*The [[incidence]] and [[prevalence]] of choledocholithiasis are unknown, but Choledocholithiasis has been found in 4.6% to 18.8% of patients undergoing [[cholecystectomy]].<ref name="pmid28722990">{{cite journal| author=| title=StatPearls | journal= | year= 2020 | volume= | issue= | pages= | pmid=28722990 | doi= | pmc= | url= }} </ref> | *The [[incidence]] and [[prevalence]] of choledocholithiasis are unknown, but Choledocholithiasis has been found in 4.6% to 18.8% of patients undergoing [[cholecystectomy]].<ref name="pmid28722990">{{cite journal| author=| title=StatPearls | journal= | year= 2020 | volume= | issue= | pages= | pmid=28722990 | doi= | pmc= | url= }} </ref> | ||
*The [[incidence]] of choledocholithiasis increases with age. | *The [[incidence]] of choledocholithiasis increases with age. | ||
*There is no racial predilection to choledocholithiasis. | *There is no racial predilection to [[choledocholithiasis]]. | ||
*Females are more commonly affected by choledocholithiasis than males. The ratio is unknown. | *Females are more commonly affected by [[choledocholithiasis]] than males. The ratio is unknown. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Adenike Eketunde
Overview
The incidence and prevalence of choledocholithiasis are unknown, but Choledocholithiasis has been found in 4.6% to 18.8% of patients undergoing cholecystectomy
Epidemiology and Demographics
- The incidence and prevalence of choledocholithiasis are unknown, but Choledocholithiasis has been found in 4.6% to 18.8% of patients undergoing cholecystectomy.[1]
- The incidence of choledocholithiasis increases with age.
- There is no racial predilection to choledocholithiasis.
- Females are more commonly affected by choledocholithiasis than males. The ratio is unknown.