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Gallstones

MedGen UID:
66850
•Concept ID:
C0242216
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Body Substance
Synonyms: Biliary Calculi; Calculi, Biliary; Gall Stone; Gall Stones; Gallstone
SNOMED CT: Cholelith (256896000); Biliary calculus (256896000); Biliary stone (256896000); Gallstone (256896000)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0005346

Definition

Solid crystalline precipitates in the biliary tract, usually formed in the gallbladder, resulting in the condition of cholelithiasis. Gallstones, derived from the bile, consist mainly of calcium, cholesterol, or bilirubin. [from MONDO]

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CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVGallstones

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Acute Pancreatitis: Diagnosis and Treatment.
Szatmary P, Grammatikopoulos T, Cai W, Huang W, Mukherjee R, Halloran C, Beyer G, Sutton R
Drugs 2022 Aug;82(12):1251-1276. Epub 2022 Sep 8 doi: 10.1007/s40265-022-01766-4. PMID: 36074322Free PMC Article
Management of Difficult Choledocholithiasis.
Podboy A, Gaddam S, Park K, Gupta K, Liu Q, Lo SK
Dig Dis Sci 2022 May;67(5):1613-1623. Epub 2022 Mar 29 doi: 10.1007/s10620-022-07424-9. PMID: 35348969
The Treatment of Gallstone Disease.
Gutt C, Schläfer S, Lammert F
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2020 Feb 28;117(9):148-158. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2020.0148. PMID: 32234195Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Global Epidemiology of Gallstones in the 21st Century: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Wang X, Yu W, Jiang G, Li H, Li S, Xie L, Bai X, Cui P, Chen Q, Lou Y, Zou L, Li S, Zhou Z, Zhang C, Sun P, Mao M
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2024 Aug;22(8):1586-1595. Epub 2024 Feb 19 doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2024.01.051. PMID: 38382725
Is hyperleptinemia associated with gallstone disease? A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Srivastava S, Kumar R
Indian J Gastroenterol 2023 Jun;42(3):324-331. Epub 2023 May 29 doi: 10.1007/s12664-022-01332-6. PMID: 37247176
Common bile duct stones management: A network meta-analysis.
Mohseni S, Bass GA, Forssten MP, Casas IM, Martin M, Davis KA, Haut ER, Sugrue M, Kurihara H, Sarani B, Cao Y, Coimbra R
J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2022 Nov 1;93(5):e155-e165. Epub 2022 Aug 5 doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000003755. PMID: 35939370
Post-cholecystectomy Gallstone Ileus.
Meier J, Guzzetta AA, Huerta S
Am Surg 2020 Jun;86(6):675-684. doi: 10.1177/0003134820923296. PMID: 32683979
Acute cholecystitis.
Halpin V
BMJ Clin Evid 2014 Aug 20;2014 PMID: 25144428Free PMC Article

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