Cholesterol nucleation time in gallbladder bile of patients with solitary or multiple cholesterol gallstones [PDF]
, 1992 Patients with multiple cholesterol gallbladder stones have been found to be at a higher risk for the recurrence of gallstones after successful nonsurgical treatment than those with a solitary stone.
Abell +27 more
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Angiodysplasia of the gallbladder
International Journal of Surgery Case Reports, 2011 Angiodysplasia is a term used to describe distinct mucosal vascular ectasias found mainly in the gastrointestinal tract. Angiodysplasia of the gallbladder is exceedingly rare.We encountered a patient who presented with biliary colic and subsequently underwent an elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Kok, Kenneth Y.Y. +1 more
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Management of Porcelain Gallbladder, Its Risk Factors, and Complications: A Review
Diagnostics, 2021 The porcelain gallbladder condition describes gallbladder calcification. While gallbladder calcification is believed to increase the risk of developing gallbladder cancer, recent reports have shown that the malignancy risk is much lower than previously ...
Masaya Morimoto +2 more
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Correlation of mechanical factors and gallbladder pain [PDF]
, 2008 Acalculous biliary pain occurs in patients with no gallstones, but is similar to that experienced by patients with gallstones. Surgical removal of the gallbladder (GB) in these patients is only successful in providing relief of symptoms to about half of ...
Bird, N.C. +6 more
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Biofilm producing Salmonella typhi: Chronic colonization and development of gallbladder cancer [PDF]
, 2017 Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Typhi is the aetiological agent of typhoid or enteric fever. In a subset of individuals, S. Typhi colonizes the gallbladder causing an asymptomatic chronic infection.
Cavallo, Ilaria +4 more
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Pediatric Reports, 2023 Ultrasonography is an essential part of the diagnostic process of biliary atresia (BA). The characteristic findings of BA include a hilar hyperechoic zone, the triangular cord sign (TCS), an absence of gallbladder contraction after feeding, and ...
Masahiko Kosuga +4 more
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A Double Cystic Duct With a Single Gallbladder Successfully Treated With Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Challenge to Laparoscopic Surgeons [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2020 Although the cystic duct has diverse variations, a double cystic duct is rarely found. Only 20 cases had been reported until late 2017. In the present study, we describe a 58-year-old woman with a double cystic duct who initially presented with a passed ...
Hamed Anisi +3 more
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Association between cholesterol-phospholipid vesicles and cholesterol crystals in human gallbladder bile [PDF]
, 1989 Rapid aggregation of cholesterol-phospholipid vesicles in gallbladder bile seems to be the first event in the production of cholesterol crystals, a prerequisite for cholesterol gallstone formation.
Jüngst, Dieter +1 more
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Ultrasound Matrix Imaging-Part II: The distortion matrix for aberration correction over multiple isoplanatic patches [PDF]
IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, vol. 41, no. 12, pp.
3921-3938, 2022, 2021 This is the second article in a series of two which report on a matrix approach for ultrasound imaging in heterogeneous media. This article describes the quantification and correction of aberration, i.e. the distortion of an image caused by spatial variations in the medium speed-of-sound.
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Bacterial Cholangitis, Cholecystitis, or both in Dogs [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: Bacterial cholangitis and cholecystitis are rarely reported, poorly characterized diseases in the dog. OBJECTIVES: To characterize the clinical features of these conditions.
Allenspach, K +10 more
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