Indications of prophylactic cholecystectomy are all except
Correct Answer: Diabetes
Description: Diabetes Mellitus Patients with diabetes may have a higher incidence of gallstones from the indirect effects of the metabolic syndrome, obesity, and a family history of gallstones No data show worse evolution of asymptomatic cholelithiasis in diabetes, and prophylactic cholecystectomy in asymptomatic gallstones carriers with diabetes is not recommended Ref: Blumga 5th edition Pgno : 486
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