Gallstones Analysis in Salahaddin Governorate

Abstract

A prospective study was performed in the general Saddam hospital to determine the gallstone type. The study was carried out during the period from Jan. 1998 toAug 1998
Thirty cases with gallstones disease were collected, cholecystectomy was done for all of them, and stones were collected for analysis. The female to male ratio were 1:6.5 and the most common age s affected between (40-49y) and more among fertile and multipara (G3-G4) Mixed type was more common, 80% while pigmented & cholesterol type form 13.03%, 6.6% respectively.