"Gallstones" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D042882
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.130.409.633 C06.130.564.332.500 C23.300.175.525
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| Concept/Terms |
Gallstones- Gallstones
- Gallstone
- Gall Stones
- Biliary Calculi
- Calculi, Biliary
- Gall Stone
Common Bile Duct Calculi- Common Bile Duct Calculi
- Gallstones, Common Bile Duct
- Common Bile Duct Gallstones
- Gall Stones, Common Bile Duct
- Biliary Calculi, Common Bile Duct
- Common Bile Duct Gall Stones
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Gallstones" by people in Profiles.
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Zeineddin A, Cornwell EE, Fullum TM, Chu QD, Kearse L, Ayad MH, Li S, Williams M. Early Cholecystectomy in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease with Uncomplicated Cholelithiasis Is Associated with Better Outcomes. J Am Coll Surg. 2024 Apr 01; 238(4):543-550.
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Ushio N, Chambers JK, Watanabe KI, Kishimoto TE, Shiga T, Li JY, Nakayama H, Uchida K. Chronic Inflammatory and Proliferative Lesions of the Gallbladder in Aged Pigs. Vet Pathol. 2020 01; 57(1):122-131.
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Parmar AD, Sheffield KM, Adhikari D, Davee RA, Vargas GM, Tamirisa NP, Kuo YF, Goodwin JS, Riall TS. PREOP-Gallstones: A Prognostic Nomogram for the Management of Symptomatic Cholelithiasis in Older Patients. Ann Surg. 2015 Jun; 261(6):1184-90.
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Riall TS, Adhikari D, Parmar AD, Linder SK, Dimou FM, Crowell W, Tamirisa NP, Townsend CM, Goodwin JS. The risk paradox: use of elective cholecystectomy in older patients is independent of their risk of developing complications. J Am Coll Surg. 2015 Apr; 220(4):682-90.
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Sheffield KM, Han Y, Kuo YF, Townsend CM, Goodwin JS, Riall TS. Variation in the use of intraoperative cholangiography during cholecystectomy. J Am Coll Surg. 2012 Apr; 214(4):668-79; discussion 679-81.
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Felicilda-Reynaldo RF. Oral gallstone dissolution therapies. Medsurg Nurs. 2012 Jan-Feb; 21(1):41-3, 48; quiz 44.
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Riall TS, Zhang D, Townsend CM, Kuo YF, Goodwin JS. Failure to perform cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis in elderly patients is associated with increased morbidity, mortality, and cost. J Am Coll Surg. 2010 May; 210(5):668-77, 677-9.
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Akhtar AJ, Shaheen M. Extrapancreatic manifestations of acute pancreatitis in African-American and Hispanic patients. Pancreas. 2004 Nov; 29(4):291-7.