WGO Graded Evidence: Asymptomatic Gallstone Disease

Level: Meta-analyses, Systematic reviews, Practice guidelines: 6 Abstracts

Legend: : Key Development,  : Very Important,  : Important, [no star]: Special Mention
	Asymptomatic cholelithiasis: is cholecystectomy really needed? A critical reappraisal 15 years after the introduction of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Sakorafas GH, Milingos D, Peros G, Dig Dis Sci. 2007 May;52(5):1313-25 - PubTypeList: Journal Article, Review
	Cholecystectomy versus no cholecystectomy in patients with silent gallstones. Gurusamy KS, Samraj K, Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2007 Jan 24;(1):CD006230 - PubTypeList: Journal Article, Review
Supplementary evidence:
	Gallstone disease: Symptoms and diagnosis of gallbladder stones. Portincasa P, Moschetta A, Petruzzelli M, Palasciano G, Di Ciaula A, Pezzolla A, Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol. 2006;20(6):1017-29 - PubTypeList: Journal Article, Review
	[Therapy of asymptomatic gallstones: indications and limits] Picci R, Perri SG, Dalla Torre A, Pietrasanta D, Castaldo P, Nicita A, Del Prete M, Meli M, Moraldi A, Chir Ital. 2005 Jan-Feb;57(1):35-45 - PubTypeList: Journal Article, Review
	Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in gallstone-associated acute pancreatitis. Ayub K, Imada R, Slavin J, Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2004 Oct 18;(4):CD003630 - PubTypeList: Journal Article, Meta-Analysis, Review
	Silent gallstones: a therapeutic dilemma. Gupta SK, Shukla VK, Trop Gastroenterol. 2004 Apr-Jun;25(2):65-8 - PubTypeList: Journal Article, Review