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The mediating role of body mass index in the association between unprocessed or minimally processed foods and gallstones [PDF]

Frontiers in Nutrition
BackgroundThe extent of food processing significantly impacts human health, with ultra-processed foods (UPFs) linked to numerous adverse health outcomes.
Chenyu Jiang, Luqi Zhu, Xiaosheng Teng, Hongxun Wen, Zhenjun Yu, Weiwei Yang, Yaojian Shao   +6 more
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Higher visceral adiposity index was associated with an elevated prevalence of gallstones and an earlier age at first gallstone surgery in US adults: the results are based on a cross-sectional study

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2023
Objective We sought to evaluate the association between visceral adiposity index (VAI) and the incidence of gallstones and the age at first gallstone surgery in adults in the United States.
Gaopeng Zhang, Zhenkai Ding, Junping Yang, Tianqi Wang, Lina Tong, Jian Cheng, Chao Zhang   +6 more
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Age, gender, geographic and clinical differences for gallstones in China: a nationwide study

Annals of Translational Medicine, 2022
Background The etiology of gallstones at different anatomical locations may be varied. However, it has not been well studied about the prevalence of gallstones by anatomical locations and their associated factors in China.
Yang Song, Yuan Ma, Fuling Xie, C. Jin, Xiaobo Yang, Xu Yang, J. Long, Dongxu Wang, X. Sang, Li-ming Li, Haiyue Zhao, Y. Ning   +11 more
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Obesity and Gallstones

Visceral Medicine, 2021
Background: The prevalence of obesity has been increasing globally and represents the main risk factor for the development of gallstone disease (GD). Summary: Excess body weight represents the main cause for the development of GD; nevertheless, there ...
N. Parra-Landazury, Jacqueline Córdova-Gallardo, N. Méndez-Sánchez   +2 more
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Association between gallstones and the risk of biliary tract cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Epidemiology and Health, 2021
OBJECTIVES Biliary tract cancers (BTCs) are rare but highly fatal. Although the etiology of BTC is poorly understood, gallstones are proposed to be a major risk factor.
Dan Huang, Hyundeok Joo, N. Song, Sooyoung Cho, W. Kim, A. Shin   +5 more
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Analysis of risk factors for the increased incidence of gallstone caused by hepatectomy: A retrospective case–control study

Frontiers in Surgery, 2023
BackgroundAn increased risk of gallstones has been observed in patients undergoing hepatectomy. This study attempted to analyze the risk factors for gallstones after hepatectomy.MethodsFrom January 2013 to December 2016, clinical data of 1,452 eligible ...
Jiangmin Zhou, Lin Chen, Zhiwei Zhang, Biao Wu   +3 more
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Carrying asymptomatic gallstones is not associated with changes in intestinal microbiota composition and diversity but cholecystectomy with significant dysbiosis

Scientific Reports, 2021
Gallstone disease affects up to twenty percent of the population in western countries and is a significant contributor to morbidity and health care expenditure.
F. Frost, T. Kacprowski, M. Rühlemann, S. Weiss, C. Bang, A. Franke, M. Pietzner, A. Aghdassi, M. Sendler, U. Völker, H. Völzke, J. Mayerle, F. Weiss, G. Homuth, M. Lerch   +14 more
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Association between metabolically healthy overweight/obesity and gallstones in Chinese adults

Nutrition & Metabolism, 2023
Background Metabolic syndrome and obesity are risk factors for gallstones. However, these two factors often occur together, and few studies have focused on the association between metabolically healthy overweight/obesity (MHOW/MHO) and gallstones.
Junlu Zhang, Liangli Chen, Keqing Shen, Jia Zhang, Yue Zhu, Qiaohua Qiao, Liying Chen   +6 more
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Risk Factors for Early Recurrence of Gallstones in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopy Combined With Choledochoscopic Lithotomy: A Single-Center Prospective Study

Frontiers in Surgery, 2021
Objective: For patients with gallstones, laparoscopy combined with choledochoscopic lithotomy is a therapeutic surgical option for preservation rather than the removal of the gallbladder.
Bo Wang, Anhua Huang, Min Jiang, Haidong Li, Wenqing Bao, Kan Ding, Zhaoyan Jiang, Gang Zhao, Hai Hu   +8 more
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Intramural pure pigment gall­stones, a case report [PDF]

, 1963
A case of intramural pure pigment gallstones, which were fortuitously found in post-mortem examination, is presented. The incidence, mechanism of formation of the stones and roentgenological diagnosis of the intramural gallstones, porcelain gall bladder,
Kawanishi, Koichi, Nishimura, Fumio
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