"Cholelithiasis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Presence or formation of GALLSTONES in the BILIARY TRACT, usually in the gallbladder (CHOLECYSTOLITHIASIS) or the common bile duct (CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS).
| Descriptor ID |
D002769
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.130.409
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cholelithiasis" by people in Profiles.
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Bouveret's syndrome: appearance on CT and upper gastrointestinal radiography before and after stone obturation. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2003 Sep; 181(3):828-30.
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A prospective experience with selective cholangiography. Am Surg. 1998 Jul; 64(7):654-8; discussion 658-9.
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Wound infection after cholecystectomy. Correlation between bacteria in bile and wound infection after operation on the gallbladder for acute and chronic gallstone disease. Eur J Surg. 1992 Feb; 158(2):109-12.
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Prevalence and management of cholelithiasis in heart transplant patients. J Heart Lung Transplant. 1991 Nov-Dec; 10(6):1029-32.
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Morphine-augmented cholescintigraphy in the diagnosis of acute cholecystitis. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1986 Dec; 147(6):1177-9.