Conservative Management Versus Early Cholecystectomy for Gallstone Disease: A Meta‐Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
According to our meta-analysis, conservative management offers no benefit over early cholecystectomy for gallstone disease; it increases the incidence of biliary complications in patients with gallstone disease. More studies are needed to better ascertain the role of conservative management in the management of gallstone disease.
Authors
- Ankit Bhatia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0713-4103)
- Ayesha Abbas
- Dheeraj Mehta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3858-231X)
- Abdül Waheed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5812-8822)
- Karabi Ghose
- Muhammad Shahzil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4010-7545)
- Ambreen Nabeel
- Rehmat Ullah Awan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5677-6420)
- Samina Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3618-7087)
- Amna Iqbal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2156-7910)
- Ibtesam Allahi
- Iqra Yaseen Khan
- Muhammad Ayyan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6298-5987)
- David Losier
- Anumalasetty Venkata Chandana Heshma
Institutions
- University of Lethbridge (CA)
- Siddhartha Medical College (IN)
- West Virginia University (US)
- Pennsylvania State University (US)
- Karachi Medical and Dental College (PK)
- King Edward Medical University (PK)
- University of Alberta (CA)
- Baylor College of Medicine (US)
- Humber Polytechnic (CA)
- SUNY Upstate Medical University (US)
- Farooq Hospital (PK)
- Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College (IN)
- Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College (IN)
- Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center (US)
- Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) (IN)
- University of Toledo (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JGH Open
- Published
- 2025-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jgh3.70253
- Primary Topic
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00