Abstract

To study upper GI tract endoscopy before surgery in people who are having cholecystectomy. To do upper GI endoscopy in patients planned for laparoscopic cholecystectomy. To assess preoperative and delayed postoperative pain in patients using VAS score. To correlate above findings with pre-operative pain which is assessed using VAS score. Material and Methods: A prospective study designed used with 66 patients, the study includes the Patients with cholelithiasis admitted for elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy in wards of Department of General Surgery, Government Medical College, Nalgonda, Telangana, India, during the study period 2019 to 2021. Results: Patients presenting with typical biliary colic also showed a lower proportion of positive UGIE findings, which indicates upper GI diseases to be ruled out before undergoing surgery as cholelithiasis is an incidental finding in most of the cases. Conclusion: Cholelithiasis and other diseases of the upper GI tract have similar clinical presentations. Even after surgery, upper gastrointestinal symptoms persist in a large number of cholelithiasis patients, which may necessitate further research. While UGIE is not advised for all cholelithiasis patients, it can be helpful in some cases of atypically presenting cholelithiasis patients to avoid atypical symptoms after surgery

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