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. 2014 Apr;20(2):253–260. doi: 10.5056/jnm.2014.20.2.253

Table 2.

Frequencies of Dyspeptic or Colonic Symptoms Before and After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Symptoms Before 3 months after surgery 6 months after surgery P1-value P2-value
Absence 21 (32.3) 42 (64.6) 45 (69.2) - -
Overall symptom scores (mean ± SD) 1.92 ± 2.11 1.11 ± 1.78 0.88 ± 1.68 0.006a < 0.001a
Indigestion 0.035 0.013
  None 32 (49.2) 46 (70.8) 50 (76.9)
  Weak 20 (30.8) 15 (23.1) 11 (16.9)
  Severe 13 (20.0) 4 (6.1) 4 (6.2)
Nausea NS NS
  None 48 (73.8) 57 (87.7) 57 (87.7)
  Weak 15 (23.1) 8 (12.3) 8 (12.3)
  Severe 2 (3.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Vomiting NS NS
  None 62 (95.4) 65 (100.0) 62 (95.4)
  Weak 3 (4.6) 0 (0.0) 3 (4.6)
  Severe 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Food intolerance 0.006 < 0.001
  None 52 (80) 51 (78.5) 55 (84.6)
  Weak 7 (10.8) 14 (21.5) 8 (12.3)
  Severe 6 (9.2) 0 (0.0) 2 (3.1)
Heart burn 0.014 0.024
  None 50 (76.9) 55 (84.6) 57 (87.7)
  Weak 14 (21.5) 10 (15.4) 8 (12.3)
  Severe 1 (1.5) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Acid regurgitation NS NS
  None 59 (90.8) 61 (93.8) 62 (95.4)
  Weak 5 (7.7) 4 (6.2) 3 (4.6)
  Severe 1 (1.5) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Loss of appetite NS NS
  None 51 (78.5) 54 (83.1) 61 (93.8)
  Weak 13 (20.0) 9 (13.8) 4 (6.2)
  Severe 1 (1.5) 2 (3.1) 0 (0.0)
Diarrhea 0.050 NS
  None 60 (92.3) 51 (80.0) 59 (86.2)
  Weak 5 (7.7) 10 (15.4) 9 (13.8)
  Severe 0 (0.0) 3 (4.6) 0 (0.0)
Constipation < 0.001 < 0.001
  None 53 (81.5) 56 (86.2) 57 (87.7)
  Weak 9 (13.8) 9 (13.8) 8 (12.3)
  Severe 3 (4.6) 0 (0) 0 (0.0)
a

Paired t test.

P1, P-value of before 3 months vs. post 3 months; P2, P-value of before 6 months vs. post 6 months; NS, not significant. Data are presented as n (%).