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Cholelithiasis in thalassemia major

, 2009
Objectives: Aim of this study was to evaluate prevalence and characteristics of cholelithiasis in a large population of patients with thalassemia major (TM). Methods: Data from 858 consecutive patients with transfusion-dependent thalassemia at five major
Terenzani L, M. Domenica Cappellini, Dario Tavazzi, Tavazzi D, T. Boetti, D. Tavazzi, Forni GL, Giovanni Quarta, G. L. Forni, L. Perseu, Antonio Piga, G. Quarta, ORIGA, RAFFAELLA, Boetti T, R. Galanello, Renzo Galanello, Galanello R, Tatiana Boetti, Lucia Perseu, Laura Terenzani, Piga A., Gian Luca Forni, Perseu L, Quarta G, R. Origa, M.D. Cappellini, A. Piga, L. Terenzani, Cappellini M, Raffaella Origa   +29 more
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Dietary patterns, genetic predisposition, and risk of cholelithiasis: a large-scale prospective cohort study

Frontiers in Nutrition
BackgroundLimited epidemiological evidence exists concerning the impact of healthy dietary patterns on reducing the risk of cholelithiasis. We aimed to examine the association of seven established dietary patterns with subsequent cholelithiasis risk and ...
Kecheng Jin, Kecheng Jin, Ningning Mi, Ningning Mi, Wangping He, Wangping He, Ruyang Zhong, Ruyang Zhong, Boru Jin, Boru Jin, Zhen Liu, Zhen Liu, Chunlu Dong, Chunlu Dong, Yanyan Lin, Yanyan Lin, Ping Yue, Ping Yue, Bin Xia, Qiangsheng He, Jinqiu Yuan, Wenbo Meng, Wenbo Meng   +22 more
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Development of a Clinical Severity Score for Indian Sickle Cell Anaemia Patients

eJHaem, Volume 7, Issue 3, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Sickle cell anaemia (SCA) is a monogenic disorder but shows variable disease severity. We evaluated the utility of paediatric severity scores (PSS) in Indian patients and developed two modified scores: Indian Severity Score 1 (ISS1) by adding four clinical parameters to PSS, and ISS2 by excluding four biochemical measures from ISS1.
Suraj S. Nongmaithem, Amitabh Biswas, Swaroop Iyer, Jandhayala Vyshnavi, Archana Wath, Giriraj R. Chandak, Dipty Jain   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The flowchart of recognizing cholelithiasis.

, 2019
The flowchart of recognizing cholelithiasis.
Pibao Li (6852710), Shanchen Pang (6852704), Shuo Wang (143908), Xun Wang (138298), Alfonso Rodríguez-Patón (196922)   +4 more
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Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound Velocity Measurements in Children With Sickle Cell Disease in Kenya

eJHaem, Volume 7, Issue 3, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the most common inherited haemoglobinopathy and poses a high public health burden in Sub‐Saharan Africa. Children with sickle cell anaemia are at a highrisk of ischemic stroke, and transcranial Doppler (TCD) ultrasonography helps identify those at highest risk for primary stroke prevention.
Catherine Mwalimu, Oscar Odhiambo, Elaine Mashisia, Teresa Mwanja, Allan Ade, Maria Vittoria De Vita, Katherine Oyieke, Pauline Samia, Fenella Kirkham, Samson Gwer   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Abcb4 Haploinsufficiency Sensitises Mice to a Diet‐Induced PSC‐Like Hepatobiliary Phenotype With Gallstone Formation

Liver International Communications, Volume 7, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT ABCB4 translocates phospholipids (PL) into bile to buffer the toxicity of bile acids (BA) and free cholesterol (CHOL). While recessively inherited ABCB4 deficiency causes childhood Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis type 3, haploinsufficiency has been linked to adult‐onset hepatobiliary diseases.
Eric L. Bell, Youhwa Jo, Jennifer K. Truong, Nathan O. Fuller, John P. Miller, Alastair S. Garfield, Robert O. Hughes   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rare gallbladder parasitosis mimicking cholelithiasis: Dicrocoelium dendriticum

, 2008
Choleithiasis is increasingly diagnosed in childhood and infancy. Biliary parasites are the rarest cause of cholelithiasis in all age groups. We present a twelve-year-old girl with non-hemolytic gallbladder stone and discuss the clinical features and ...
KUL, OĞUZ, YAĞMURLU, EMİN AYDIN, SOYER, TUTKU, BOZDOĞAN, ÖNDER, Tatar, N., Turkmen, F., ÇAKMAK, AHMET MURAT   +6 more
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Cholelithiasis in Thalassemia Major Patients: A Report from the South-East of Iran

International Journal of Hematology-Oncology and Stem Cell Research, 2018
Background: Cholelithiasis and its predisposing factors are less characterized in thalassemia syndromes. In the present study, we assessed the prevalence of gallstones and related-risk factors among thalassemia major (TM) patients in south-east of Iran ...
Iraj Shahramian, Razieh Behzadmehr, Mahdi Afshari, Atefeh Allahdadi, Mojtaba Delaramnasab, Ali Bazi   +5 more
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ω‐3PUFAs Inhibit Gallbladder Cancer Through Enhancing STK31 Methylation

Molecular Nutrition &Food Research, Volume 70, Issue 11, 15 June 2026.
ABSTRACT Gallbladder cancer (GBC) is an aggressive malignancy with limited treatment options. ω‐3PUFAs have known anticancer activity, but their role in GBC remains unclear. The anti‐GBC effects of ω‐3PUFAs (DHA/EPA) were evaluated using in vitro assays and mouse xenograft models.
Shuang‐Xing Li, Wei‐Yu Zhu, Hai‐Ying Peng, Bin Zhang, Zhu‐Ying Lin, Song‐Lin Yang, Yi‐Yi Zhao, Hui Gao, Shan He, Yuan Liu, Xiao‐Dan Wang, Yang‐Fan Guo, Wen‐Ju Wang, Zong‐Liu Hou, Ming‐Yao Meng, Li‐Wei Liao, Lin Li   +16 more
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Risk factors associated with symptomatic cholelithiasis in Taiwan: a population-based study

BMC Gastroenterology, 2011
Background Cholelithiasis has become a major health problem in Taiwan. The predominant type of gallstone found in Asian populations differs from that in the West, indicating possible differences in the etiology and risk factors for cholelithiasis.
Lai Shih-Wei, Liao Kuan-Fu, Hung Shih-Chang, Li Chia-Ing, Chen Wen-Chi   +4 more
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