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Overexpression of Sterol Carrier Protein 2 in Patients with Hereditary Cholesterol Gallstones
BMC Gastroenterology, 2011 Background Lithogenic bile is the major cause of cholesterol gallstone, but its pathogenesis is not well understood. The hypersecretion of biliary cholesterol is believed to be an important cause of lithogenic bile.
Zhang Ju +6 more
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Nigerian Journal of Surgery, 2013 Gallstone disease is a worldwide medical problem, but the incidence rates show substantial geographical variation, with the lowest rates reported in African populations. Publications in English language on gallstones which were obtained from reprint requests and PubMed database formed the basis for this paper. Data extracted from these sources included
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The association between hypertension and the risk of gallstone disease: a cross-sectional study
BMC Gastroenterology, 2022 Background To explore the association between hypertension and the risk of gallstone disease. Methods We collected the data about the subjects receiving physical examination. Gallstone disease was diagnosed by abdominal ultrasound. Multivariable logistic
Yalan Zhang +3 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.
Ritter, Christoph von +11 more
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Food Science and Human WellnessLuteolin, a flavonoid that has been developed for commercial use in health supplements and cosmetics, has the potential to treat hypercholesterolemia. Gallstone disease is a common disease worldwide.
Qihan Wang +5 more
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Prevalence and risk factors of gallstone disease in Korean patients with ulcerative colitis [PDF]
Intestinal ResearchBackground/Aims The prevalence of gallstone disease in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) is higher than in the general population. However, risk factors of gallstone disease in these patients remain unclear.
Kwangwoo Nam +15 more
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Journal of Internal Medicine, 2007 Abstract.Gallstone disease is one of the most prevalent gastrointestinal diseases with a substantial burden to health care systems that is supposed to increase in ageing populations at risk. Aetiology and pathogenesis of cholesterol gallstones still are not well defined, and strategies for prevention and efficient nonsurgical therapies are missing ...
H-U, Marschall, C, Einarsson
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Gallstones top to toe: what the radiologist needs to know
Insights into Imaging, 2020 Gallstone-related disease can have significant associated morbidity and mortality worldwide. The incidence of gallstone-related disease in the Western world is on the increase. There are multiple different pathological manifestations of gallstone disease:
M. C. Murphy +4 more
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Laparoscopic Treatment of Gallstone Ileus
, 2014 Gallstone ileus is a rare complication of cholelithiasis that has high morbidity and mortality. An intestinal obstruction can be caused by migration of a large gallstone through a biliary enteric fistula or by impaction within the intestinal tract.
Kemik, O +9 more
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Mystery of the lost gallstone‐Part 2
, 2020 If gallbladder perforation occurs during cholecystectomy, every spilled gallstone should be retrieved to minimize possible late gallstone‐related ...
Konstantinos Chatzipourganis +5 more
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