Choledocholithiasis epidemiology and demographics
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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.