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Bile Acid Receptor Therapeutics Effects on Chronic Liver Diseases [PDF]

, 2020
In the past ten years, our understanding of the importance of bile acids has expanded from fat absorption and glucose/lipid/energy homeostasis into potential therapeutic targets for amelioration of chronic cholestatic liver diseases.
Alpini, Gianfranco, Francis, Heather, Kennedy, Lindsey, Kundu, Debjyoti, Meadows, Vik   +4 more
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Low-dose ursodeoxycholic acid prolongs cholesterol nucleation time in gallbladder bile of patients with cholesterol gallstones [PDF]

, 1989
The high rate of stone recurrence represents a drawback of non-surgical therapy of cholesterol gallstone disease. Although most studies report that long-term bile acid treatment does not have protective effects, preliminary results suggest that low-dose ...
Brenner, Gerhard, Jüngst, Dieter, Paumgartner, Gustav, Pratschke, Ekkehard   +3 more
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Prevalence and risk factors of gallstone disease in Korean patients with ulcerative colitis [PDF]

Intestinal Research
Background/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, Jae Yong Lee, Sang Hyoung Park, Ha Won Hwang, Ho-Su Lee, Kyunghwan Oh, Hee Seung Hong, Kyuwon Kim, Jin Hwa Park, Seung Wook Hong, Sung Wook Hwang, Dong-Hoon Yang, Byong Duk Ye, Jeong-Sik Byeon, Seung-Jae Myung, Suk-Kyun Yang   +15 more
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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, B. Gibney, C. Gillespie, J. Hynes, F. Bolster   +4 more
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Gallstone Ileus in Octogenarians: Is Cholecystectomy Really Needed?

Acta Medica, 2023
Gallstone ileus is an uncommon complication of cholelithiasis and occurs when a gallstone migrates through a cholecystoenteric fistula and impacts within the gastrointestinal tract. Surgical intervention remains the treatment of choice, which consists of
Nikolaos Koliakos, Dimitrios Papaconstantinou, Andrianos Serafeim Tzortzis, Efstratios Kofopoulos-Lymperis, Anargyros Bakopoulos, Konstantinos Nastos, Evangelos P. Misiakos, Emmanouil Pikoulis   +7 more
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An unusual case of mechanical bowel obstruction due to cholecysto-intestinal fistula and impacted gallstone: A case report and literature review

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2023
Gallstone ileus is a rare entity and constitutes an uncommon complication of gallstone disease. It is caused by the impaction of a gallstone in the gastrointestinal tract and may cause serious symptoms or even life-threatening complications. It should be
Ioannis G Gkionis, Theofanis G Kokkinakis, Andreas F Strehle, Mathaios E Flamourakis, Michail I Giakoumakis, Marios A Mannaris, Eleni I Kaloeidi, Eirini S Apostolaki, Manousos S Christodoulakis, Aggelos Laliotis   +9 more
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Dietary N-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids decrease biliary cholesterol saturation in gallstone disease [PDF]

, 1992
Because fatty acid composition of biliary phospholipids influences cholesterol secretion into bile, we investigated whether replacement of n-1 monounsaturated or n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids with n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in biliary ...
Abell, Ahlberg, Balasubramaniam, Barlett, Bernd Seifferth, Berr, Berr, Berr, Berr, Carey, Carey, Carulli, Cohen, Cohen, Coleman, Dam, Delchier, Dieter Jüngst, Everson, Frieder Berr, Glenn, Goodnight, Gustav Paumgartner, Harris, Hofmann, Holan, Holzbach, Joseph Holl, Juniper, Kaludzny, Kelly, Kuroki, Leaf, Lee, Lippel, Lorenz, Magnuson, Marks, Nestel, Nestel, O'Leary, Parhofer, Paul, Phillipson, Pomeranz, Ramond, Robins, Robins, Sanders, Scobey, Sedaghat, Snedecor, Strasberg, Sven Fischer, Sömjen, Ventura, von Schacky, Wagner, Wechsler, Werner O. Richter   +59 more
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Same-admission versus interval cholecystectomy for mild gallstone pancreatitis in pediatric patients

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Open, 2023
Background: The timing of cholecystectomy for patients with gallstone pancreatitis has been a subject of debate in the past. Data in children are scarce and pediatric guidelines for the management of pancreatitis are mainly based on adult recommendations.
Mauro Ariel Capparelli, María Victoria Domínguez, Luciana Cotignola, Ramiro Ortiz, Pablo Damian D´Alessandro, Victor Hugo Ayarzabal, Marcelo Eugenio Barrenechea   +6 more
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Relation of Gallbladder Motility to Viscosity and Composition of Gallbladder Bile in Patients with Cholesterol Gallstones [PDF]

, 2009
Background/Aims: Increased viscosity and supersaturation of cholesterol in gallbladder bile, as well as an impaired motility of the gallbladder, are considered to be important factors in the pathogenesis of cholesterol gallstones.
Althaus, Rupert, del Pozo, Reginald, Gruendel, Denis, Huettl, Thomas P., Juengst, Christoph, Juengst, Dieter, Neubrand, Michael, Schneider, Berthold, Spelsberg, Fritz W., Straub, Gundula   +9 more
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A Role of the Bile Salt Receptor FXR in Atherosclerosis [PDF]

, 2010
This study reviews current insights into the role of bile salts and bile salt receptors on the progression and regression of atherosclerosis. Bile salts have emerged as important modifiers of lipid and energy metabolism.
Groen, A.K., Hageman, J., Herrema, H.J., Kuipers, F.   +3 more
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