Interim analysis of a prospective cohort study on functional gallbladder disorder (fgbd) reveals promising results for cholecystectomy as a treatment option. Despite ejection fraction and pain reproduction not predicting success, the majority of enrolled patients experienced significant improvement in biliary pain and quality of life after surgery. 83.9% reported rapid improvement and 93.3% reported sf12 improvement at 3- or 6-month follow-up. These findings suggest that fgbd should no longer be considered a controversial indication for cholecystectomy, warranting further investigation through larger-scale studies or randomized trials.
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