Cholelithiasis in diabetes mellitus

The aim of this study was to elucidate the factors precipitating to the increased prevalence of cholelithiasis in adult subjects with diabetes mellitus (DM). Patients and Method 800 subjects (480 males and 320 females) with DM, 35–70 years old, consecutively, hospitalized in our Department last 5 years, were prospectively investigated. Results Among the 800 patients, Insulin-dependent (IDDM) was present in 160 (20%) subjects and 14 (15%) of them presented cholelithiasis (CL), whereas among the 640 (80%) non-insulin dependent DM (NIDDM) patients, CL was found in 160 (25%). The difference between the 2 CL prevalen…