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Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 2016 Gallstones grow inside the gallbladder or biliary tract. These stones can be asymptomatic or symptomatic; only gallstones with symptoms or complications are defined as gallstone disease. Based on their composition, gallstones are classified into cholesterol gallstones, which represent the predominant entity, and bilirubin ('pigment') stones.
Lammert, Frank +8 more
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Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening, 2023 Gallstones are common, but rarely cause ileus. This case report illustrates the clinical course of a patient who developed gallstone ileus without any previously identified gallstone symptoms.
Inthujan, Shanmugarajah +2 more
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The Permanente Journal, 2009 Gallstones develop in approximately 10% to 15% of the US population and represent one of the most common and most costly of all digestive diseases. Studies investigating gallstones' natural history have shown that gallstone-related complications arise at a rate of approximately 1% per year in asymptomatic patients and 2% per year in patients who ...
Jeffrey K, Wang +2 more
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Gastroenterology, 1977 Pigment gallstones are defined as any dark brown-to-black stone, consisting of calcium salts of bilirubin, phosphate, carbonate and other anions, and can be separated into carbonate- and noncarbonate-containing groups. Pigment stones predominate in the rural Orient, in cirrhosis, and in elderly United States patients undergoing cholecystectomy ...
R D, Soloway, B W, Trotman, J D, Ostrow
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Nigerian Journal of Surgery, 2013 Gallstone disease is a worldwide medical problem, but the incidence rates show substantial geographical variation, with the lowest rates reported in African populations. Publications in English language on gallstones which were obtained from reprint requests and PubMed database formed the basis for this paper. Data extracted from these sources included
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Surgical Clinics of North America, 1990 Many methods are available for gallstone dissolution, including oral bile salts; cholesterol solvents such as mono-octanoin or methyl tert-butyl either; and calcium or pigment solvents such as EDTA and polysorbate. Which of these approaches will be appropriate for an individual patient depends on the type of stones; whether they are in the gallbladder ...
M A, Talamini, T R, Gadacz
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Journal of Internal Medicine, 2007 Abstract.Gallstone disease is one of the most prevalent gastrointestinal diseases with a substantial burden to health care systems that is supposed to increase in ageing populations at risk. Aetiology and pathogenesis of cholesterol gallstones still are not well defined, and strategies for prevention and efficient nonsurgical therapies are missing ...
H-U, Marschall, C, Einarsson
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Journal of British Surgery, 1990 Abstract The increasing detection of asymptomatic gallstones leads to difficult decisions for the surgeon and patient about whether the stones should be managed expectantly or surgically. This review examines the evidence currently available upon which such decisions must be based.
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