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Gallstone disease and the risk of cardiac mortality in patients with acute coronary syndrome
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022 BackgroundGallstone disease is a common gastrointestinal disorder, which has previously been reported to be associated with the incidence of cardiovascular disease.
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Genetics of gallstone disease [PDF]
European Journal of Clinical Investigation, 2018 AbstractBackgroundGallstone disease (GD) belongs to the most frequent disorders in gastroenterology and causes high costs in our health‐care systems. Gallstones are uncommon in children but frequent in adults, in particular in women, and are triggered by exogenous risk factors.
Charlotte Rebholz +2 more
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Association between cholesterol-phospholipid vesicles and cholesterol crystals in human gallbladder bile [PDF]
, 1989 Rapid aggregation of cholesterol-phospholipid vesicles in gallbladder bile seems to be the first event in the production of cholesterol crystals, a prerequisite for cholesterol gallstone formation.
Schriever, Carolin Erika +1 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 +4 more
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Alteration of gut microbiota in association with cholesterol gallstone formation in mice
BMC Gastroenterology, 2017 Background The gut microbiome exerts extensive roles in metabolism of nutrients, pharmaceuticals, organic chemicals. Little has been known for the role of gut microbiota in regulating cholesterol and bile acids in association with gallstone formation ...
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The NPC1L1 Polymorphism 1679C>G Is Associated with Gallstone Disease in Chinese Patients. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Niemann Pick Type C1 Like 1 (NPC1L1) protein plays a key role in intestinal and hepatic cholesterol metabolism in humans. Genetic variation in NPC1L1 has been widely studied in recent years.
Jian Wu +7 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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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 IntroductionCholesterol gallstone disease is a prevalent condition that has a significant economic impact. However, the role of the bile microbiome in its development and the host’s responses to it remain poorly understood.MethodsIn this study, we ...
Xue-Ting Yang +6 more
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npj Genomic Medicine, 2021 We conducted a Mendelian randomization study to determine the potential causal associations of gallstone disease, diabetes, serum calcium, triglyceride levels, smoking and alcohol consumption with acute and chronic pancreatitis.
Shuai Yuan +2 more
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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 +9 more
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