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Development of a duodenal gallstone ileus with gastric outlet obstruction (Bouveret syndrome) four months after successful treatment of symptomatic gallstone disease with cholecystitis and cholangitis: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2010 Introduction Cases of gallstone ileus account for 1% to 4% of all instances of mechanical bowel obstruction. The majority of obstructing gallstones are located in the terminal ileum. Less than 10% of impacted gallstones are located in the duodenum.
Winnekendonk Guido +3 more
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Comparative Study of Sodium and Potassium in Different Types of Gallstones and in Serum of Subjects with Gallstones and Controls [PDF]
Pakistan Journal of Analytical & Environmental Chemistry, 2008 The study comprises evaluation of sodium and potassium in the pathogenesis of human gallstones as well as measurement of the concentration of these elements in gallstones and in sera of 109 gallstone subjects and 100 controls (age and sex matched with no
Ali Mohammad Soomro +4 more
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Prevalence of gallstone disease and its association with altitude and ethnicity among employee health check-upers in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau [PDF]
BMC GastroenterologyObjective This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of gallstone disease among health check-upers (employees) in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and clarify the independent effects of altitude, ethnicity, and their interaction on gallstone disease risk ...
Shenggui Qi +6 more
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Factors related to intestine have a role in prevention and treatment for gallstone disease [PDF]
Waike lilun yu shijian, 2023 Gallstone is a common surgical disease. The factors which related to intestine during the process of gallstone formation have attracted increasing attention.
JIANG Zhaoyan, SHEN Weiyi, HU Hai
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Estrogen: risk factor for Xinjiang female patients with gallstone [PDF]
Waike lilun yu shijian, 2021 Objective To investigate estrogen as one of risk factors in women with gallstone in Xinjiang. Methods Estradiol, luteinizing hormone(LH), follicle-stimulating hormone(FSH), testosterone, progesterone, and prolactin in 204 women with gallstone were ...
Azatijiang Ainiwaer, Abuduwaili Aierken, YU Sufu, YU Wenqing, Kelimu
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Journal of Biomedical Science, 2023 Background Cholesterol gallstone disease is a common disease. Reducing cholesterol burden is important to prevent/treat gallstone. In this study, we investigated the application of diosgenin (DG) to prevent the formation of gallstone in mice.
Weiyi Shen +7 more
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Translational Oncology, 2023 Introduction: N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is an emerging epigenetic modification, which plays a crucial role in the development of cancer. Nevertheless, the underlying mechanism of m6A-associated proteins and m6A modification in gallbladder cancer remains ...
Jian Qin +7 more
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Cancer Cell International, 2022 Objective N6-methyladenosine (m6A) RNA methylation is involved in governing the mechanism of tumor progression. We aimed to excavate the biological role and mechanism of the m6A methyltransferase METTL3 in cholangiocarcinoma (CCA).
Jingli Cai +6 more
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Lipids in Health and Disease, 2021 Background Pancreaticobiliary reflux (PBR) causes chronic inflammation of the gallbladder mucosa and changes in the bile components, which are known to promote gallstone formation.
Yukai Xiang +8 more
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Nature Communications, 2022 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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