A STUDY OF THE PREVALENCE OF ANEMIA IN GALLSTONES PATIENTS AT SOUTHERN LIBYAN REGION

Naser M. Al-Aasswad*, Ashraf U. Salama, Fatmah A. Matough, Khalid Ekrim and Ibrahim A. M. Eshnaf

ABSTRACT

Gallstones are the most common gastrointestinal and liver diseases related to the gallbladder, affecting millions of people worldwide. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between gallstones and anemia in patients with gallstone disease who had cholecystectomy. All volunteers those agreed to participate in this study, signed consent form and filled a short questioner. 021 samples were collected between 1st of March to 1st of July 2022 at Sebha Medical Center. The samples were divided into two groups as follows: control group (60 sample), and the gallstones patient group (60 sample). Complete blood count (CBC) was done by the automated hematology analyzers Sysmex analyser. blood group, body mass index (BMI). The results showed that, the most common type of gallstones was cholesterol stones, followed by pigment stones, then mixed stones. The results of hematological profile showed that there were no significant differences between control and gallstone groups only in red blood cells (p=0.019). Also, there were no significant differences between the control and gallstone in female group, while the results showed that, there was a significant difference only in WBC (0.038) and PLT (P = 0.033) for the male group compared to the control group. Moreover, 26% of the control group had anemia, while 45% of gallstone group were suffering from anemia. Blood group type (O) was the most common in the control and patient groups (78.3% and 70.0%) Respectively, while, those with blood group were more susceptible to gallstones. The study concludes that the prevalence of anemia was higher among patients with gallstones, and anemia in female was higher than that of male.

Keywords: Anemia, gallstones. hematological profile. blood group.