The role of bacteria in gallstone formation could not be conclusively evaluated until bacterial presence or absence in a stone was consistently shown. Cultural bacteriologic investigations at the time of cholecystectomy, however, led to the assumption that cholesterol gallstones were free of bacteria. In this study, we used a culture independent, molecular genetic approach to detect, quantify, ...

BACKGROUND The prevalence of cholesterol gallstones is high in Western populations, while pigment gallstones are common in Asian populations. Dietary factors are suggested to be associated with gallstone risk, but their relationship with gallstone type has not been evaluated. This study investigated the association between diet and risk of cholesterol gallstone or pigment gallstone in a Korean ...

situs inversus totalis is a rare condition, which presents difficulties in diagnosis and treatment of gallstones due to the reversal location of abdominal organs. in this article we present 2 cases of women in age of 51 and 55 years with situs inversus totalis and gallstones. there are described the clinical and imaging features, also the laparoscopic surgery with the difficulties encountered b...

Background: Pregnant females are at risk for cholelithiasis' progress, and the obstruction in bile duct produced by gallstones is responsible jaundice abdominal pain. Objective: The objectives of present study were to see burden gall stones, relation with parity, trimester among reproductive age group females. Methodology: A cross-sectional was conducted on 467 between 15 45 years. bladder thor...

BACKGROUND Nucleation from supersaturated bile of calcium salts of cholesterol and bilirubinate is essential in the formation of gallstone. Nucleation requires gallbladder mucin and its main component, glycoprotein, may contribute to gallstone formation by providing a nidus or matrix for precipitation of lipid components. However, biliary protein patterns of patients with gallstones have not be...

BACKGROUND Gallstones and kidney stones are known complications of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). Risk factors have been insufficiently studied and explanatory studies date back up to 30 years. It remains unclear, whether improved treatment options also influenced risk factors for these complications. OBJECTIVES Identifying risk factors for gallstones and kidney stones in IBD patients. ...

In a necropsy survey of 724 patients from the Hebrew University Hospital (1964-67) 107 patients were found with gallstones. Ninety-five patients matched according to age and sex served as controls. No difference was found between control and gallstone patients with regard to the incidence and type of pancreatic pathology, except for intestinal metaplasia which was more frequent in the controls....

It remains unclear as to whether insulin resistance alone or in the presence of wellknown risk factors, such as diabetes or obesity, is associated with gallstones in men. The aim of this study was to determine whether insulin resistance is associated independently with gallstone disease in non-diabetic men, regardless of obesity. Study subjects were 19,503 Korean men, aged 30-69 yr, with fastin...

Recent advances in the imaging capabilities of gray scale sonography have increased the accuracy with which gallstones may be diagnosed. Since the sonographic diagnosis of gallstones is often followed by surgery without further confirmatory studies, the avoidance of false-positive diagnoses assumes major importance. In an attempt to improve diagnostic accuracy, 420 gallbladder sonograms were ev...

AIM To evaluate whether metabolic syndrome is associated with gallstones, independent of hepatitis C infection or chronic kidney disease (CKD), in a non-diabetic population. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 8,188 Chinese adult participants that underwent a self-motivated health examination were recruited into the final analysis after excluding the subjects who had a history of cholecystectomy...