Online ISSN: 2515-8260

A case-control evaluation of the gall bladder volume in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients using real time ultrasonography

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Dr.Ankitaa Thakral, Dr. Varsha Gangta, Dr. Harveen Kaur, Dr. Govind Khatri, Dr. Aditya Kaul, Dr. Aastha Makkar

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Aim: To assess the gallbladder volume in T2DM patients and in healthy controls by using Ultrasonography. Methodology: This cases control study was conducted among 50 diabetic patients enrolled from the diabetes clinic of the Medicine Department of Maharishi Markandeshwar medical college and hospital Kumarhatti, Solan, Himachal Pradesh and 50 healthy patients (control group). 30-60 year patients of type 2 diabetes mellitus diagnosed since 5 year or more and functioning gall bladder with well controlled blood sugar levels. The diagnosis of diabetes in these patients was in accordance with WHO criteria i.e., fasting plasma glucose level ≥126 mg/dl, and ≥200 mg/dl plasma glucose level after 2hr of ingestion of standardised 75gm glucose. An informed consent was taken from all the subjects in the study and control groups. All the patients were randomly selected for the study among patients regularly attending diabetic clinic of this hospital and following our criteria’s of selection.

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