"Cholelithiasis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Presence or formation of GALLSTONES in the BILIARY TRACT, usually in the gallbladder (CHOLECYSTOLITHIASIS) or the common bile duct (CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS).
| Descriptor ID |
D002769
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.130.409
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cholelithiasis" by people in Profiles.
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M?ndez K, Sabater R, Chinea E, Lugo-Vicente H. Is there a safe advantage in performing outpatient laparoscopic cholecystectomy in children? J Pediatr Surg. 2007 Aug; 42(8):1333-6.
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Abraham SC, Cruz-Correa M, Argani P, Furth EE, Hruban RH, Boitnott JK. Diffuse lymphoplasmacytic chronic cholecystitis is highly specific for extrahepatic biliary tract disease but does not distinguish between primary and secondary sclerosing cholangiopathy. Am J Surg Pathol. 2003 Oct; 27(10):1313-20.
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Abraham SC, Cruz-Correa M, Argani P, Furth EE, Hruban RH, Boitnott JK. Lymphoplasmacytic chronic cholecystitis and biliary tract disease in patients with lymphoplasmacytic sclerosing pancreatitis. Am J Surg Pathol. 2003 Apr; 27(4):441-51.
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Jagannath SB, Singh VK, Cruz-Correa M, Canto MI, Kalloo AN. A long-term cohort study of outcome after cholecystectomy for chronic acalculous cholecystitis. Am J Surg. 2003 Feb; 185(2):91-5.