Biliary system functional condition in patients with chronic cholecystitis against the background of diabetes mellitus type 2

Abstract

Overlay of diseases of the biliary system to diabetes mellitus type 2 can contribute to the enhancement of disorders of protein, lipid and carbohydrate metabolism and affect the mechanisms of regulation at the cellular molecular level. Therefore, the need for early diagnosis and study of the features of the course of chronic cholecystitis against the background of diabetes mellitus type 2 is a pressing issue of internal medicine. The motor-evacuation and cholecretory functions of the biliary system and the features of the course of chronic cholecystitis on the background of diabetes mellitus type 2 were studied. 93 patients were examined, of which 62 were patients with combined diabetes mellitus type 2 and chronic cholecystitis and 31 patients with isolated chronic cholecystitis. The control group was represented by 20 apparantly healthy individuals, who were representative of the age and number of male and female probands. The course of chronic cholecystitis was found to be accompanied by impaired gallbladder motor (evacuation) function, which was manifested by an increase in the latency period, the volume of the cavity of the gallbladder, the emptying coefficients in the dynamics and a decrease in the index of contraction of the gallbladder. In the presence of diabetes mellitus type 2, an atypical course of chronic cholecystitis may be formed, characterized by motor-evacuation disorders of the biliary tract and physico-chemical changes in bile, the severity of which exceeds those of isolated chronic cholecystitis. The peculiarities of the course of chronic cholecystitis in patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 are manifested by insignificant clinical symptoms and distinct changes at both stages of cholecystosonography, which may be the result of the development of autonomic neuropathy. In diabetes mellitus type 2, it is advisable to determine the status of the gallbladder (cholecystosonography) in order to prevent the risk of complications (cholelithiasis) and timely administration of antimicrobial therapy in the presence of an additional inflammation.