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.
Ritter, Christoph von +4 more
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Spontaneous gallbladder perforation occurring at neck in an 8-year old boy
African Journal of Paediatric Surgery, 2019 Spontaneous gallbladder perforation (GBP) is a rare condition. Most of these perforations occur at the fundal region of the gallbladder. Perforation occurring at the neck of the gallbladder seems to be the rarest phenomenon.
Ashesh Kumar Jha +3 more
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Synchronous gallbladder perforation and appendicitis in a pediatric patient
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2022 Background: Acute appendicitis and acute cholecystitis are among the most common diagnoses operated by general surgeons. However, synchronous appendicitis and cholecystitis have rarely been reported and most cases have been described as acalculous ...
José Miguel Aceves-Ayala +4 more
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Role of High total protein in gallbladder bile in the formation of cholesterol gallstones. [PDF]
, 1991 While it is generally accepted that cholesterol supersaturation of bile is of key importance in the rapid formation of cholesterol crystals, the role of total biliary protein and pH in the pathogenesis of cholesterol gallstones is less well understood ...
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Indomethacin decreases viscosity of gallbladder bile in patients with cholesterol gallstone disease [PDF]
, 1993 There is experimental evidence that inhibition of cyclooxygenase with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs may decrease cholesterol gall-stone formation and mitigate biliary pain in gall-stone patients.
Niemeyer, A. +8 more
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Fibronectin in human gallbladder bile: cholesterol pronucleating and/or mucin "link" protein? [PDF]
, 1994 Some biliary proteins (pronucleators) seem to be essential factors for cholesterol crystal formation and crystal growth in bile. A recent study suggests that fibronectin is such a pronucleator in bile.
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Spontaneous acalculous gallbladder perforation post-cardiac transplantation
, 2018 Spontaneous acalculous gallbladder perforation is a rare radiological and clinical phenomenon with life-threatening consequences. In the setting of recent cardiac transplantation, the condition is increasingly uncommon and difficult to diagnose ...
Jayshree Lavana +7 more
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Spontaneous Gallbladdre Perforation: A case series
Journal of Society of Surgeons of Nepal, 2016 Background: Gallbladder is rarely injured as it is embedded in the liver and well protected by ribcage. Gallbladder perforation is a rare complication of acute calculus cholecystitis. Spontaneous gallbladder perforation is even rarer.
Sujit Kumar +4 more
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Risk factors and outcomes in acute perforated gallbladder: A retrospective cohort study
Asian Journal of Surgery, 2023 Background: Acute gallbladder perforation is a rare complication of biliary diseases with an estimated incidence of 2% of all gallbladder diseases. It carries a higher risk of morbidity and mortality.
Hassan M. Albisher +3 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 ...
Li, W.G. +6 more
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