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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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The Fibrosis-4 Index Predicts Ceftriaxone-Associated Gallstone Formation: Risk Stratification Using the Fibrosis-4 Index in a Clinical Cohort. [PDF]
JGH OpenABSTRACT Background Ceftriaxone is widely used because of its broad antimicrobial spectrum and convenient dosing; however, high biliary excretion can lead to calcium–ceftriaxone precipitation and gallstone‐like formations. Although exposure‐related risk factors have been described, the effect of hepatic fibrosis on ceftriaxone‐associated gallstone ...
Kato H, Hagihara M, Mikamo H, Iwamoto T.
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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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Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface, EarlyView., 2021 Abstract Objectives Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is an effective therapy for chronic intractable pain. Conventional SCS involves electrode placement based on intraoperative paresthesia mapping; however, newer paradigms like burst may allow for anatomic placement of leads.
Adnan Al‐Kaisy +13 more
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Cholecystoduodenal Fistula, Gallstone Ileus, and Choledocholithiasis: A Case Report and Literature Review. [PDF]
Clin Case RepABSTRACT Prompt diagnosis using CT is critical in gallstone ileus, as symptoms are often nonspecific. A combined surgical approach—comprising enterolithotomy, cholecystectomy, and fistula repair—effectively addresses both the obstruction and its underlying source, achieving favorable outcomes even in complex presentations.
Ji J, Huang Y, Tang D, Wulamu W.
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The differentiation of cholesterol and pigment gallstones [PDF]
, 1989 Gallbladder biles and stones were obtained at 116 cholecystectomies for symptomatic gallstone disease. All 33 patients younger than 50 years had cholesterol stones, whereas 40% of the older patients had pigment stones.
Jüngst, Dieter
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Shock-wave therapy of gastric outlet syndrome caused by a gallstone [PDF]
, 1989 A patient with gastric outlet syndrome (Bouveret's syndrome) caused by a large gallstone impacted in the duodenal bulb was successfully treated by extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy. Thus, open abdominal surgery could be avoided. For disintegration of
Hoffmann, R. +4 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 Gallstone disease (GSD) is associated with changes in the gut and gallbladder bacterial composition, but there is limited information on the role of the fungal community (mycobiome) in disease development. This study aimed to characterize the gallbladder
Junqing Hu +25 more
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Association between statin use and risk of gallstone disease and cholecystectomy: a meta-analysis of 590,086 patients [PDF]
PeerJ, 2023 Background Statins have been reported to reduce the risk of gallstone disease. However, the impacts of different durations of statin use on gallstone disease have not been clarified.
Yu Chang +4 more
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, 2016 Gallstone is a crystal deposit which is formed in the gallbladder or bile duct. Gallstone is classified into cholesterol stone, pigment stone (black and brown), and mixed stone.
Nuri Dyah Indrasari +5 more
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