gallstone disease

Key facts

Medical condition (new).name

Gallstone

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Medical condition (new).caption

Gallstones typically form in the gallbladder and may result in symptoms if they block the biliary system.

Medical condition (new).field

GastroenterologyGeneral surgery

Medical condition (new).pronounce

Cholelith , cholelithiasis

Medical condition (new).synonyms

Gallstone disease, cholelith, cholecystolithiasis (gallstone in the gallbladder), choledocholithiasis (gallstone in a bile duct)

Medical condition (new).symptoms

None, crampy pain in the right upper abdomen

Medical condition (new).complications

Inflammation of the gallbladder, inflammation of the pancreas, liver inflammation

Medical condition (new).onset

After 40 years old

Medical condition (new).risks

Birth control pills, pregnancy, family history, obesity, diabetes, liver disease, rapid weight loss

Medical condition (new).diagnosis

Based on symptoms and physical examination , confirmed by ultrasound

Medical condition (new).prevention

Healthy weight, diet high in fiber, diet low in simple carbohydrates

Medical condition (new).treatment

Asymptomatic: none, ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) and Chenodeoxycholic acid Pain: surgery ERCP, Cholecystectomy

Medical condition (new).prognosis

Good after surgery

Medical condition (new).frequency

10–15% of adults (developed world)

via Wikipedia infobox

• The Treatment of Gallstone Disease.ReviewDeutsches Arzteblatt international · 2020Gutt C, Schläfer S, Lammert FDOI: 10.3238/arztebl.2020.0148
• Management of Gallstone Disease.ReviewThe Surgical clinics of North America · 2024Liepert AE, Ancheta M, Williamson EDOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2024.04.015
• An update on the pathogenesis of cholesterol gallstone disease.ReviewCurrent opinion in gastroenterology · 2018Di Ciaula A, Wang DQ, Portincasa PDOI: 10.1097/MOG.0000000000000423
• Genetics of gallstone disease.ReviewEuropean journal of clinical investigation · 2018Rebholz C, Krawczyk M, Lammert FDOI: 10.1111/eci.12935
• Factors Influencing Gallstone Formation: A Review of the Literature.ReviewBiomolecules · 2022Sun H, Warren J, Yip J et al.DOI: 10.3390/biom12040550
• Mouse models of gallstone disease.ReviewCurrent opinion in gastroenterology · 2018Wang TY, Portincasa P, Liu M et al.DOI: 10.1097/MOG.0000000000000417
• Gallstone disease: Microlithiasis and sludge.ReviewBest practice & research. Clinical gastroenterology · 2006Jüngst C, Kullak-Ublick GA, Jüngst DDOI: 10.1016/j.bpg.2006.03.007
• Pathophysiological connections between gallstone disease, insulin resistance, and obesity.ReviewObesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2020Cortés VA, Barrera F, Nervi FDOI: 10.1111/obr.12983

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