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Non-linear relationship between the first meal time of the day and gallstone incidence in American adults: a population-based cross-sectional study

Frontiers in Nutrition
BackgroundIrregular meal time is associated with gallstones. The time–dose effect between meal time and gallstone formation remains unknown.ObjectiveThis study aimed to investigate the association between the first meal time (FMT) of the day and the ...
Tiange Sun, Lidong Zhang, Ying Lu, Xianwen Zhang, Jinhao Cui, Tongheng Yang, Dan Zhang, Bowen Zheng, Shuguo Zheng   +8 more
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Gallstones, under magnification

, 1935
An image of gallstones under microscope taken from Diseases of the liver, gall bladder, ducts & pancreas: their diagnosis & treatment by Samuel Weiss.
Weiss, Samuel, 1885-1949
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Identification of oxysterols in human bile and pigment gallstones

, 2001
Background & Aims: Although cholesterol is the most abundant sterol in animal tissues, oxidized products of cholesterol (oxysterols) also occur in mammalian organs and blood and are cytotoxic, atherogenic, and carcinogenic.
Haigh, WGeoffrey, Lee, SP
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Effects of ursodeoxycholic acid on synthesis of cholesterol and bile acids in healthy subjects [PDF]

, 2004
Background/Aims: Ursodeoxycholic acid ( UDCA) decreases biliary secretion of cholesterol and is therefore used for the dissolution of cholesterol gallstones.
Thiessen, K., Parhofer, K. G., Fischer, S., Sauter, G. H., Jungst, D., Jungst, C.   +5 more
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Successful Endoscopic Treatment of Walled‐Off Necrosis With Complex Quadruple Fistulas Among the Necrotic Cavity, Stomach, Duodenum, and Common Bile Duct

DEN Open, Volume 7, Issue 1, April 2027.
ABSTRACT We report an extremely rare case of duodenal bulb perforation caused by a double‐pigtail plastic stent placed for walled‐off necrosis (WON), coexisting with a biliary fistula to the WON and a choledochoduodenal fistula, all successfully managed with endoscopic treatment alone.
Shuhei Shibata, Yotaro Iino, Jo Kurosawa, Ken Uchida, Daiki Takahashi, Yuya Yokoyama, Hiroshi Ohyama, Futoshi Hirai, Michikazu Abe, Jun Kato   +9 more
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Correlation between the Chemical Components of Gallstones and Sera of Stone Formers

Gomal Journal of Medical Sciences, 2004
Background: Major elements involved in the formation of human gallstones are cholesterol, bile pigment and calcium. These substances are normally found in the blood.
Kafia Mawlood Shareef, Lazeeza Sttar Omar, Sirwan Ahmed Garota   +2 more
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Identification of Helicobacter pylori in Gallstone, Bile, and Other Hepatobiliary Tissues of Patients with Cholecystitis

Gut and Liver, 2010
Background/Aims: Bacterial infection is accepted as a precipitating factor in cholesterol gallstone formation, and recent studies have revealed the presence of Helicobacter species in the hepatobiliary system.
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The Variable Appearances of Fetal Gallstones

, 1992
Only four cases of fetal gallstones have been reported previously, which implies that this condition is rare. Gallstones in children have been reported more frequently, and it may be that some of these are present in fetal life. Over a 12 month period in
Colditz, PB, Devonald, KJ, Ellwood, DA
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Endoscopic Ultrasound‐Guided Gallbladder Drainage as a Bridge to Surgery for Acute Cholecystitis: A Comparative Study

DEN Open, Volume 7, Issue 1, April 2027.
ABSTRACT Objectives Gallbladder drainage is used for patients with acute cholecystitis (AC) who are unsuitable for emergency cholecystectomy. Percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage (PTGBD), endoscopic ultrasound‐guided gallbladder drainage (EUS‐GBD), and endoscopic transpapillary GBD (ETGBD) are used as bridge‐to‐surgery (BTS) approaches, but ...
Keiki Nagai, Yuji Fujita, Hiroki Uechi, Yuji Koyama, Shintaro Tsujikawa, Eisuke Suzuki, Seitaro Tsujino, Ken Ishii, Atsuki Nagao, Masato Yoneda   +9 more
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Abnormal gallbladder emptying in patients with gallstones.

, 1982
In this study, gallbladder and gastric emptying were compared in 15 normal subjects and 15 patients with gallstones. A noninvasive technique which used two gamma-emitting radiopharmaceutical agents to image the gallbladder and stomach simultaneously was ...
Rock, E, Malmud, L S, Fisher, R S, Stelzer, F   +3 more
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