Prevalence and risk factor of acute choleystitis in Somali sudanes specialized Hospital.

Gallstone disease is very common afflicting 20 million people in the USA In Europe, the Multicenter Italian Study on Cholelithiasis (MICOL) published in 2008 reported the examination of nearly 33,000 subjects aged 30 to 69 years in 18 cohorts of 10 Italian regions. The overall incidence of gallstone disease was 18.8% in women and 9.5% in men [3]. Biliary colic is the most common acute presentation of gallstone disease occurring from 1 to 4% annually . Untreated gallstones may lead to acute calculus cholecystitis (ACC) in 10% to 20% of people. Other complications of gallstones include common bile duct stones and acute pancreatitis