 Gallstones
"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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| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Gallstones" by people in Profiles.
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Mu?oz Abraham AS, Osei H, Bajinting A, Cowles RA, Greenspon J, Hosfield BD, Keller MS, Landman MP, Owens H, Shaughnessy MP, St Peter SD, Sujka J, Vogel AM, Villalona GA. Index Admission Cholecystectomy and Recurrence of Pediatric Gallstone Pancreatitis: Multicenter Cohort Analysis. J Am Coll Surg. 2022 03 01; 234(3):352-358.
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Knott EM, Gasior AC, Bikhchandani J, Cunningham JP, St Peter SD. Surgical management of gallstone pancreatitis in children. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2012 Jun; 22(5):501-4.
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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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Newman KD, Powell DM, Holcomb GW. The management of choledocholithiasis in children in the era of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. J Pediatr Surg. 1997 Jul; 32(7):1116-9.
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Holzman MD, Sharp K, Holcomb GW, Frexes-Steed M, Richards WO. An alternative technique for laparoscopic cholangiography. Surg Endosc. 1994 Aug; 8(8):927-30.
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Holcomb GW, O'Neill JA, Holcomb GW. Cholecystitis, cholelithiasis and common duct stenosis in children and adolescents. Ann Surg. 1980 May; 191(5):626-35.
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Kirtley JA, Holcomb GW. Surgical management of diseases of the gallbladder and common duct in children and adolescents. Am J Surg. 1966 Jan; 111(1):39-46.
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