"Gallstones" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 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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Biesboer EA, Al Tannir AH, Maring M, Mantz-Wichman M, Flynn KE, Morris RS, de Moya MA, Murphy PB. Patient Perspectives in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Gallstone Disease: A Qualitative Analysis. J Surg Res. 2024 10; 302:958-965.
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Mushtaq B, Myers R, Perrotti G, Nussbaum M, Shadis R, O'Moore P, Kirton O. Combined Interventional Radiology and Surgical Cut-Down Approaches for Retained Gallstones. Am Surg. 2023 Nov; 89(11):5002-5004.
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Jafri L, Abid MA, Asif H, Hashmi B, Majid H, Ghani F, Ahmed S, Siddiqui I, Khan AH. Development and validation of standard and real patient gallstone library using Fourier transform infra-red spectroscopy. BMC Gastroenterol. 2022 Mar 28; 22(1):146.
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Rios-Diaz AJ, Lamm R, Metcalfe D, Devin CL, Pucci MJ, Palazzo F. National recurrence of pancreatitis and readmissions after biliary pancreatitis. Surg Endosc. 2022 Oct; 36(10):7399-7408.
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Murphy PB, Oslock WM, Ingraham AM, Ricci KB, Heh VK, Santry HP. Quality of Care for Gallstone Pancreatitis-the Impact of the Acute Care Surgery Model and Hospital-Level Operative Resources. J Gastrointest Surg. 2022 04; 26(4):849-860.
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Delaney SD, Pawa R. Ectopic Major Papilla in the Pyloric Channel. Am J Med Sci. 2021 06; 361(6):e51.
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Koganti D, Doane S, Palazzo F, Pucci MJ. Cholecystotomy with Stone Retrieval: A Novel Approach for the Management of Gallstone Ileus. Am Surg. 2017 Jan 01; 83(1):e30-32.
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Chacko JK, Noh PS, Barthold JS, Figueroa TE, Gonzalez R. Iatrogenic ureteral injury after laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a 13-year-old boy. J Pediatr Urol. 2008 Aug; 4(4):322-4.
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Larson SD, Nealon WH, Evers BM. Management of gallstone pancreatitis. Adv Surg. 2006; 40:265-84.
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Narins SC, Ramakrishnan R, Park EH, Bolno PB, Haggerty DA, Smith PR, Meyers WC, Abedin MZ. Protein kinase C-alpha regulation of gallbladder Na+ transport becomes progressively more dysfunctional during gallstone formation. J Lab Clin Med. 2005 Oct; 146(4):227-37.