Gall-stones and Anaesthetics

Migration of gall stones.

The factors influencing the migration of gall stones are ill understood. Altogether 331 patients undergoing cholecystectomy were studied prospectively. The diameters of the cystic and common bile ducts and of stones in the gall bladder and bile ducts were measured. Increasing pressure was applied to the freshly excised gall bladder in an attempt to evacuate stones through the cystic duct. Stone...

Dissolving gall stones.

On Gall-Stones or Cholelithiasis

Gall-stone ileus. Recurrences and multiple stones.

Gall stones, colorectal and other cancers.

Commentary Gall stones, colorectal and other cancers Johansen and colleagues present the results of a cohort study with a substantial size and a non-differential follow up with regard to different cancer outcomes. However, this paper is, in essence, two different studies. One part constitutes an in depth study of the potential association between gall bladder disease and colorectal cancer and t...