ReviewNigerian journal of surgery : official publication of the Nigerian Surgical Research Society2013
Gallstones.
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- Cholecystectomy in Patients Submitted to Bariatric Procedure: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Obesity surgery · 2018Pooled it
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- Management Approach to Obstructive Jaundice in Pregnancy due to Gallstones at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital, St Vincent and the Grenadines: A Case Study.Clinical case reports · 2025Article
- Attenuation of Experimental Cholesterol Gallstone Formation by Manganese Chloride in Mice: Role of NF-κβ Pathways.Biological trace element research · 2025Article
- Exploring the Side Effects of GLP-1 Receptor Agonist: To Ensure Its Optimal Positioning.Diabetes & metabolism journal · 2025Review
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- The link between serum cotinine levels and gallstones prevalence in adults: a cross-sectional analysis using NHANES data (2017-2020).Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
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- Stone removal in a 5-year-old child with extrahepatic biliary obstruction using ERCP: A case report and a mini-review.Clinical case reports · 2023Article
- An epidemiological investigation of gallstone disease among patients admitted to Shahid Rahimi teaching hospital in Khorramabad in 2016-2020.African health sciences · 2023Article
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- Preoperative scoring system validation and analysis of associated risk factors in predicting difficult laparoscopic cholecystectomy in patients with acute calculous cholecystitis: A prospective observational study.Turkish journal of surgery · 2022Article
- Gallbladder Disease and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Postmenopausal Women: A Women's Health Initiative Study.American journal of epidemiology · 2022Article
- Development and validation of standard and real patient gallstone library using Fourier transform infra-red spectroscopy.BMC gastroenterology · 2022Article
- The impact of lifestyle stressors, menstrual pattern, and cardiometabolic risk factors on young females with cholelithiasis.Journal of education and health promotion · 2022Article
- Therapeutic Effect of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy on Patients with Cholecystolithiasis Complicated with Chronic Cholecystitis and Postoperative Quality of Life.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022Article
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- Rodent models of cholestatic liver disease: A practical guide for translational research.Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver · 2021Review
- Risk factors of systematic biliary complications in patients with gallbladder stones.Irish journal of medical science · 2020Article
- Increased risk of gallstones after appendectomy: A longitudinal follow-up study using a national sample cohort.Medicine · 2020Observational
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Abstract
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 authors, country, year of publication, age and sex of patients, pathogenesis, risk factors for development of gallstones, racial distribution, presenting symptoms, complications and treatment. Gallstones occur worldwide, however it is commonest among North American Indians and Hispanics but low in Asian and African populations. High biliary protein and lipid concentrations are risk factors for the formation of gallstones, while gallbladder sludge is thought to be the usual precursor of gallstones. Biliary calcium concentration plays a part in bilirubin precipitation and gallstone calcification. Treatment of gallstones should be reserved for those with symptomatic disease, while prophylactic cholecystectomy is recommended for specific groups like children, those with sickle cell disease and those undergoing weight-loss surgical treatments. Treatment should be undertaken for a little percentage of patients with gallstones, as majority of those who harbor them never develop symptoms. The group that should undergo cholecystectomy include those with symptomatic gallstones, sickle cell disease patients with gall stones, and patients with morbid obesity who are undergoing laparotomy for other reasons.
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