Prevalence of gallstones in patients who underwent abdominal ultrasound in a tertiary level hospital of Nepal: A cross sectional study

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of gallstone diagnosed by abdominal ultrasound in a tertiary level hospital of Nepal. Methodology: Total 5144 patients (1290 males & 3854 females) were enrolled in the study. All the patients were examined by abdominal ultrasound using curvilinear probe of 2-5 MHz at Department of Radiology of National Academy of Medical Sciences, Bir Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal from January 1, 2023 to February 28, 2023. Data was collected from all the patients who were diagnosed with gallstone and analyzed. Result: Gallstone was detected in 528 patients (102 male and 426 female). Prevalence of gallstone in female patients was higher (11%) than in male patients (7.9%). Out of the total patients with gallstones, multiple stones were seen in 65.9% and large stones (≥ 5 mm) in 61.9%. In both male and female patients, multiple and large gallstones were more common than single and small (