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Gallstone disease.
Gallstone disease is one of the most prevalent gastrointestinal diseases with a substantial burden to health care systems that is supposed to increase in ageing populations at risk. Aetiology and pathogenesis of cholesterol gallstones still are not well defined, and strategies for prevention and efficient nonsurgical therapies are missing. This review summarizes current concepts on the pathogen...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Internal Medicine
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0954-6820,1365-2796
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2796.2007.01783.x