- Recommendation ID
- CG188/5
- Question
- What is the long-term effect of laparoscopic cholecystectomy on outcomes that are important to patients?
- Any explanatory notes
(if applicable) - There is a lack of information on the long-term impact of cholecystectomy on patient outcomes. Many patients report a continuation of symptoms or the onset of new symptoms after laparoscopic cholecystectomy, and these affect quality of life. Research is needed to establish the long-term patient benefits and harms, so that appropriate information can be provided to patients to aid decision-making and long-term management of their condition.
Source guidance details
- Comes from guidance
- Gallstone disease: diagnosis and management
- Number
- CG188
- Date issued
- October 2014
Other details
| Is this a recommendation for the use of a technology only in the context of research? | No |
| Is it a recommendation that suggests collection of data or the establishment of a register? | No |
| Last Reviewed | 27/11/2014 |