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Treatment of asymptomatic gallstones.
The management of asymptomatic gallstone has achieved great importance after the advent of “Lapchole” with several obvious advantages : less pain, small scars, early discharge and return to work, minimal use of non-steroidal antiinflammatory drug (NSAID) and lower risk of adhesions in post-operative period. Since a day care surgery, offered by some laparoscopic surgeons to complete their learni...
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Cholesterol gallstone formation is a complex process and involves phase separation of cholesterol crystals from supersaturated bile. In most cases, cholesterol hypersecretion is considered the primary event in gallstone formation. The sterol is transported through the hepatocytic canalicular membrane by ABCG5-G8. Expression of this transport protein is regulated by transcription factor Liver X ...
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Many patients with gallstones can be managed expectantly. Generally, only persons with symptoms related to the presence of gallstones (e.g., steady, nonparoxysmal pain lasting four to six hours located in the upper abdomen) or complications (such as acute cholecystitis or gallstone pancreatitis) warrant surgical intervention. Biliary pain is alleviated by cholecystectomy in the majority of case...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Gastroenterology
سال: 1979
ISSN: 0016-5085
DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(79)80224-3