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DeckerMed Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy, 2015
Gallstone disease (cholelithiasis), very common in the United States, afflicts around 15% of the adult population and accounts for approximately 1.8 million ambulatory visits per year. Elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy for the removal of gallstones is currently the most commonly performed abdominal operation in the United States, with around 750 ...
A Dokmeci, Mustafa Yakut
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Gallstone disease (cholelithiasis), very common in the United States, afflicts around 15% of the adult population and accounts for approximately 1.8 million ambulatory visits per year. Elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy for the removal of gallstones is currently the most commonly performed abdominal operation in the United States, with around 750 ...
A Dokmeci, Mustafa Yakut
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Gallstones and biliary diseases
Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, 2001Gallstones are common in the US and western countries. This article describes the pathogenesis of gallstone formation and the clinical manifestations and current approaches to diagnosis and treatment of the most common clinical conditions caused by gallstones: biliary colic, acute cholecystitis, choledocholithiasis, and acute gallstone pancreatitis ...
A N, Kalloo, S V, Kantsevoy
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2013
Gallstone disease (GSD) is one of the most common biliary tract disorders worldwide. The prevalence, however, varies from 5.9-21.9% in Western society to 3.1-10.7% in Asia. Most gallstones (75%) are silent. Approximately half of symptomatic gallstone carriers experience a second episode of biliary pain within 1 year.
Shih-Chang, Chuang +2 more
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Gallstone disease (GSD) is one of the most common biliary tract disorders worldwide. The prevalence, however, varies from 5.9-21.9% in Western society to 3.1-10.7% in Asia. Most gallstones (75%) are silent. Approximately half of symptomatic gallstone carriers experience a second episode of biliary pain within 1 year.
Shih-Chang, Chuang +2 more
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Baillière's Clinical Gastroenterology, 1992
The most certain symptomatic manifestation of gallstones is episodic upper abdominal pain. Characteristically, this pain is severe and located in the epigastrium and/or the right upper quadrant. The onset is relatively abrupt and often awakens the patient from sleep.
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The most certain symptomatic manifestation of gallstones is episodic upper abdominal pain. Characteristically, this pain is severe and located in the epigastrium and/or the right upper quadrant. The onset is relatively abrupt and often awakens the patient from sleep.
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Management of Gallstone Disease
Surgical Clinics of North AmericaGallstone disease has plagued humanity since antiquity. Its recognition and treatment has been refined through decades as surgical technique and imaging capabilities have advanced. With the rise of the obesity epidemic and metabolic syndrome, its prevalence is also increasing.
Amy E, Liepert +2 more
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Manifestations of gallstone disease
Postgraduate Medicine, 1979In some patients, gallstones are asymptomatic, lying dormant in the gallbladder or wedged in the cystic duct. In others, stones cause specific symptoms of gallbladder disease, such as biliary colic, acute cholecystitis, or cholangitis. Symptoms of flatulent dyspepsia are not markers of gallstone disease, since they occur equally in those with and ...
L, Tucker, T N, Tangedahl
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Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift, 2006
Gallstone disease is a common disorder all over the world. In the Western societies about 80 % of the gallstones are composed primarily of cholesterol. Several risk factors for gallstone formation have been identified. One of the most important risk factors is female gender. Rates of gallstones are two to three times higher among women than men.
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Gallstone disease is a common disorder all over the world. In the Western societies about 80 % of the gallstones are composed primarily of cholesterol. Several risk factors for gallstone formation have been identified. One of the most important risk factors is female gender. Rates of gallstones are two to three times higher among women than men.
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Gastroenterology Clinics of North America, 1983
Black and brown pigment gallstones are morphologically, compositionally, and clinically distinct. Black stones form primarily in the gallbladder in sterile bile and are associated with advanced age, chronic hemolysis, alcoholism, cirrhosis, pancreatitis, and total parenteral nutrition.
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Black and brown pigment gallstones are morphologically, compositionally, and clinically distinct. Black stones form primarily in the gallbladder in sterile bile and are associated with advanced age, chronic hemolysis, alcoholism, cirrhosis, pancreatitis, and total parenteral nutrition.
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Nonsurgical Treatment Of Gallstone Disease
Annual Review of Medicine, 1990Gallstones can now be treated nonsurgically as well as surgically. The current view is that only symptomatic gallstones should be treated; of these, only cholesterol gallstones can be treated nonsurgically. Cholesterol gallstones in a functioning gallbladder will dissolve slowly when the secretion of unsaturated bile is induced by the ingestion of ...
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2018
Gallstone disease is common with clinical presentations including biliary colic, cholecystitis, and obstructive jaundice. Acute cholangitis and pancreatitis are other complications. Ultrasound scan and MRCP as well as endoscopic ultrasound are investigation modalities.
Abdullah Jibawi +2 more
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Gallstone disease is common with clinical presentations including biliary colic, cholecystitis, and obstructive jaundice. Acute cholangitis and pancreatitis are other complications. Ultrasound scan and MRCP as well as endoscopic ultrasound are investigation modalities.
Abdullah Jibawi +2 more
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