"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Gallstones" by people in Profiles.
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Chiang AL, Ryou M. Combined Mirizzi syndrome with Bouveret syndrome. Gastrointest Endosc. 2016 May; 83(5):1034.
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Kaushik C, Relia N. Vomiting and abdominal pain in a woman with diabetes. J Fam Pract. 2015 Aug; 64(8):491-2.
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Healy K, Chamsuddin A, Spivey J, Martin L, Nieh P, Ogan K. Percutaneous endoscopic holmium laser lithotripsy for management of complicated biliary calculi. JSLS. 2009 Apr-Jun; 13(2):184-9.
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St Peter SD, Keckler SJ, Nair A, Andrews WS, Sharp RJ, Snyder CL, Ostlie DJ, Holcomb GW. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the pediatric population. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2008 Feb; 18(1):127-30.
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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.