Original Article

A Previous Cholecystectomy Increases the Risk of Developing Advanced Adenomas of the Colon

Background:There is limited data assessing the relationship between cholecystectomy and colorectal adenomatous polyps (AP). Our aim was to determine if cholecystectomy was associated with an increased prevalence of advanced AP in male veterans.Methods:The relationship of whether prior cholecystectomy modified the natural history of AP was investigated in a retrospective study….