 Gallstones
"Gallstones" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Solid crystalline precipitates in the BILIARY TRACT, usually formed in the GALLBLADDER, resulting in the condition of CHOLELITHIASIS. Gallstones, derived from the BILE, consist mainly of calcium, cholesterol, or bilirubin.
| Descriptor ID |
D042882
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.130.409.633 C06.130.564.332.500 C23.300.175.525
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| Concept/Terms |
Gallstones- Gallstones
- Gallstone
- Gall Stones
- Biliary Calculi
- Calculi, Biliary
- Gall Stone
Common Bile Duct Calculi- Common Bile Duct Calculi
- Gallstones, Common Bile Duct
- Common Bile Duct Gallstones
- Gall Stones, Common Bile Duct
- Biliary Calculi, Common Bile Duct
- Common Bile Duct Gall Stones
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Gallstones" by people in Profiles.
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Deziel DJ. Laparoscopic Ultrasound for Bile Duct Imaging during Cholecystectomy: Clinical Impact in 785 Consecutive Cases. J Am Coll Surg. 2022 May 01; 234(5):849-860.
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Aziz H, Segalini N, Ahmed Z, Ahmad S, Goodman MD, Hertl M. National Trends in Cholecystectomy and Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography During Index Hospitalization for Mild Gallstone Pancreatitis. World J Surg. 2022 03; 46(3):524-530.
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Amblee A, Mohananey D, Morkos M, Basu S, Abegunde AT, Ganesh M, Bhalerao N, George AM, Jain M, Fogelfeld L. ACUTE PANCREATITIS IN PATIENTS WITH SEVERE HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA IN A MULTI-ETHNIC MINORITY POPULATION. Endocr Pract. 2018 May; 24(5):429-436.
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Luu MB, Deziel DJ. Unusual complications of gallstones. Surg Clin North Am. 2014 Apr; 94(2):377-94.
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Machi J, Johnson JO, Deziel DJ, Soper NJ, Berber E, Siperstein A, Hata M, Patel A, Singh K, Arregui ME. The routine use of laparoscopic ultrasound decreases bile duct injury: a multicenter study. Surg Endosc. 2009 Feb; 23(2):384-8.
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Silverstein JC, Wavak E, Millikan KW. A prospective experience with selective cholangiography. Am Surg. 1998 Jul; 64(7):654-8; discussion 658-9.
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