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The authors describe the case of a middle-aged female who presented to the emergency department with exquisite right upper quadrant pain. Computed tomography scan of the abdomen revealed a hydropic gallbladder, confirmed with abdominal ultrasonography.
Sharma, Rhea +4 more
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AbstractGallbladder volvulus is a rare entity. The condition results in rotation of the gallbladder on its mesentery along the axis of cystic duct and artery. Gallbladder volvulus is a condition in which the organ twists on its long axis to the point where its vascular supply is compromised.
Zeinab AbdelMohsen Abdelrahman +3 more
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Abstract Duplication of the gallbladder is a rare congenital anomaly of the biliary system with the incidence of 1 in 3800. A 38-year-old woman visited our patient clinic for evaluation of wall thickening of the gallbladder, detected by abdominal ultrasonography during a regular medical checkup.
Hiroaki, Shiba +5 more
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Moser, L. +7 more
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A case of torsion of the gallbladder is presented. This is a rare condition that occurs more frequently in elderly females, it is associated with anatomical variants related to abnormal fixation of the gallbladder to the liver bed. It is usually diagnosed at laparotomy and treatment consists of cholecystectomy.
Gonzalez-Fisher, Ricardo F. +3 more
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Metabolic conditions associated with alterations of the gut microbiome, such as obesity and diabetes, predispose to gallstone disease. Here the authors demonstrate that the gut microbiome, in particular the genus Desulfovibrionale, contribute to ...
Hai Hu +14 more
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Objective To investigate the effect of GHET1 on the biological behavior of gallbladder cancer cells and the regulatory mechanism of GHET1 on miR-27b. Methods The expression of GHET1 and miR-27b in 50 samples of gallbladder cancer was detected by real ...
YANG Zhen, LI Wenchuan, ZHOU Ning
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Relation of gallbladder function and Helicobacter pylori infection to gastric mucosa inflammation in patients with symptomatic cholecystolithiasis [PDF]
Background. Inflammatory alterations of the gastric mucosa are commonly caused by Helicobacter pylori (Hp) infection in patients with symptomatic gallstone disease.
Abdel-Wahab M +38 more
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Relation of Gallbladder Motility to Viscosity and Composition of Gallbladder Bile in Patients with Cholesterol Gallstones [PDF]
Background/Aims: Increased viscosity and supersaturation of cholesterol in gallbladder bile, as well as an impaired motility of the gallbladder, are considered to be important factors in the pathogenesis of cholesterol gallstones.
Althaus, Rupert +9 more
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Peroxisomes in intestinal and gallbladder epithelial cells of the stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus L. (Teleostei) [PDF]
The occurrence of microbodies in the epithelial cells of the intestine and gallbladder of the stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus L., is described. In the intestine the organelles are predominantly located in the apical and perinuclear zone of the cells ...
AJH Ruiter de +23 more
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