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A variant of the SLC10A2 gene encoding the apical sodium-dependent bile acid transporter is a risk factor for gallstone disease. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2009
BACKGROUND:Cholelithiasis is a multifactorial process and several mechanisms of gallstone formation have been postulated. As one of these mechanisms, a decreased expression of the ileal apical sodium-dependent bile acid transporter gene SLC10A2 in ...
Olga Renner   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Quality of life and healthcare resource utilization among adult patients with short bowel syndrome: A mixed‐methods study leveraging an integrated database

open access: yesNutrition in Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Short bowel syndrome (SBS) is a chronic condition requiring parenteral nutrition (PN) support and multidisciplinary management. However, disparities in access to care and standardized treatment pathways, in addition to economic burden, remain considerable for patients.
Deborah Kuk   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Asymptomatic limy bile gallstone in a 6-year-old boy

open access: yesJournal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2022
Limy bile gallstone is relatively rare condition in which the gallbladder contains white, calcified, radiopaque stones. This condition is even rarer in pediatric patients.
Naruki Higashidate   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Gallstone-Formation-Inspired Bimetallic Supra-nanostructures for Computed-Tomography-Image-Guided Radiation Therapy

open access: yes, 2018
Inspired by the gallstone formation mechanism, we report a fast one-pot synthesis of high-surface-area bimetallic hierarchical supra-nanostructures. As gallstones are generated from metal cholate complexes, cholate bile acid molecules with Au/Ag metal ...
Dong-Hyun Kim (117030)   +17 more
core   +1 more source

Review of nutrition management of pediatric intestinal pseudo‐obstruction

open access: yesNutrition in Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Chronic intestinal pseudo‐obstruction (CIPO) is a rare, heterogeneous, and debilitating disorder characterized by profound intestinal dysmotility and severe nutrition challenges. Its presentation resembles that of mechanical bowel obstruction, but CIPO occurs in the absence of luminal obstruction.
Senthilkumar Sankararaman   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hepatic cholesterol metabolism in cholesterol gallstone disease

open access: yesJournal of Lipid Research, 1991
Hepatic cholesterol metabolism was examined in 27 Swedish patients with cholesterol gallstone disease and in 13 patients free of gallstones operated for roentgenographically suspect polyps in the gallbladder.
E Reihnér   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Neuroprotective effects of ursodeoxycholic acid in Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease

open access: yesNeuroprotection, EarlyView.
In Parkinson's disease (PD) and Alzheimer's disease (AD), various shared pathological mechanisms exist. UDCA has been shown to exert neuroprotective effects in preclinical and clinical studies. Such effects include the mitigation of neuroinflammation as well as rescue effects on mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress, impaired autophagy, and ...
Ashley En Yi Chong   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Radiological diagnosis of gallstone sigmoid ileus or coleus: Case report and literature review

open access: yesSouth African Journal of Radiology
Gallstone ileus is a mechanical bowel obstruction caused by a gallstone within the intestinal tract. It occurs secondary to a fistulous communication between the gallbladder and intestine and commonly causes a small bowel obstruction termed gallstone ...
Suman Mewa Kinoo   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sickle Cell Disease: Historical Overview and Current Therapies

open access: yesPrenatal Diagnosis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sickle cell disease (SCD) affects millions worldwide, yet the limited treatment options currently available do not always adequately control the disease and carry significant side effects. At present, the only curative treatment is hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) transplantation, a procedure that carries considerable challenges and numerous ...
Oluwaseun O. Babatunde   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Risk of biliary diseases in patients with type 2 diabetes or obesity treated with tirzepatide: A critical appraisal. [PDF]

open access: yesJ Diabetes Investig
Journal of Diabetes Investigation, Volume 17, Issue 6, Page 1080-1081, June 2026.
Corrao S.
europepmc   +2 more sources

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