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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.
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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.
Gabriel E Njeze
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The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology, 2018 Gallstones are one of the most common diseases worldwide. Recently, the incidence of gallstones has increased and the pattern of gallstones has changed in Korea. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the standard treatment for symptomatic gallstones. Expectant
Kyo-Sang Yoo
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Classification of gallstones using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and photography [PDF]
Biomaterials Research, 2018 Background Gallstones have conventionally been classified by gross inspection into 4 categories: cholesterol gallstones, black pigment (calcium bilirubinate) gallstones, brown gallstones, and mixed gallstones that contain both cholesterol and calcium ...
Byeong Jo Ha, Sangsoo Park
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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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Comparative Study of Sodium and Potassium in Different Types of Gallstones and in Serum of Subjects with Gallstones and Controls [PDF]
Pakistan Journal of Analytical & Environmental Chemistry, 2008 The study comprises evaluation of sodium and potassium in the pathogenesis of human gallstones as well as measurement of the concentration of these elements in gallstones and in sera of 109 gallstone subjects and 100 controls (age and sex matched with no
Ali Mohammad Soomro +4 more
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Asymptomatic gallstones: Should we operate? [PDF]
The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, 2007 Symptomatic gallstones are easy to treat, unfortunately however asymptomatic gallstones are as easy to treat. This creates a problem for health care planners in the form of the financial implications involved, since asymptomatic gallstones are even more ...
Murshid Khalid
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Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022 Physiological activation of myeloid p38 controls macrophage IL‐12 production and crosstalk to the liver by modulating hepatic FGF21, and subsequently, brown adipose tissue thermogenesis during obesity Abstract Obesity features excessive fat accumulation in several body tissues and induces a state of chronic low‐grade inflammation that contributes to ...
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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 +3 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.
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