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	AllRefer Health - Cholelithiasis (Gallstones)
		Cholelithiasis is the presence of gallstones in the gallbladder without any associated symptoms.
		Cholelithiasis is usually incidentally discovered by routine x-ray study, surgery, or autopsy.
		Cholelithiasis is a common health problem worldwide, affecting approximately 1 out of 1,000 people.
	health.allrefer.com /health/cholelithiasis-info.html (427 words)

	Gallstone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Cholelithiasis is the presence of stones in the gallbladder - chole- means "gall bladder", lithia meaning "stone", and -sis means "process".
		Gallstones vary in size and may be as small as a grain of sand or as large as a golf ball.
		Cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal) has a 99% chance of eliminating the recurrence of cholelithiasis, and the lack of a gall bladder does not seem to have any negative consequences.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gallstone (766 words)

	Symptomatic Cholelithiasis in Children:
		In this article, cases of cholelithiasis diagnosed at the University Hospital in Jeddah over a 10-year period are reported and compared to similar cases in the literature.
		The correlation between immunosuppressive drugs and cholelithiasis in children is difficult to establish (because there can be no similar cohort of patients not on immunosuppressive drugs), but it could be due to the alternation of bile compositions, or the direct hepatoxic effect of the drugs leading to lithogenicity of bile.
		The most common presentation of cholelithiasis in children is biliary pain and obstructive jaundice due to choledolithiasis, which in most cases requires an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and papillotomy or open exploration of the common bile duct.
	www.kfshrc.edu.sa /annals/193/98-014.html (855 words)

	Short report: Cholelithiasis in Down's syndrome -- Toscano et al. 85 (3): 242 -- Archives of Disease in Childhood
		Cholelithiasis is considered uncommon in infancy, childhood, and adolescence.
		Cholelithiasis is uncommon in newborns, infants, children, and adolescents, with a prevalence no greater than 0.5%.
		Cholelithiasis is often asymptomatic or associated with non-specific symptoms (abdominal pain, vomiting, and fever).
	adc.bmjjournals.com /cgi/content/full/85/3/242 (628 words)

	Chronic Cholecystitis and Gallstones
		The cholelithiasis control group was characterized by lack of significant mucosal inflammation in the majority of cases (95%) and frequent Rokitansky-Aschoff sinuses, fibrosis, and muscular hypertrophy.
		Histopathological assessment of the liver in cholelithiasis with cholecystitis.
		Cholelithiasis is a well-established risk factor for gallbladder cancer and the risk seems to correlate with stone size.
	www.thedoctorsdoctor.com /diseases/gallbladder_chronic_cholecystitis.htm (8981 words)

	Disease - Cholelithiasis - Detroit, Michigan
		Cholelithiasis is the presence of gallstones in the gallbladder without any associated symptoms.
		Cholelithiasis is usually incidentally discovered by routine x-ray study, surgery, or autopsy.
		Using this approach, a patient with symptomatic cholelithiasis may have their gallbladder removed in the morning and be discharged from the hospital on the same evening or the next morning.
	www.henryfordhealth.org /13594.cfm (1125 words)

	eMedicine - Cholelithiasis : Article by Faye Maryann Lee, MD
		The spectrum of gallbladder disease ranges from asymptomatic cholelithiasis to gallbladder (or biliary) colic, cholecystitis, choledocholithiasis, and cholangitis.
		Cholelithiasis is the presence of gallstones in the gallbladder.
		Morbidity and fatalities are associated with symptomatic cholelithiasis, cholecystitis, or cholangitis.
	www.emedicine.com /emerg/topic97.htm (3198 words)

	MANAGEMENT OF SYMPTOMATIC CHOLELITHIASIS IN PREGNANCY
		Cholecystitis with cholelithiasis is among the most common surgical problems in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
		Cholelithiasis and pregnancy were established by abdominal ultrasound and, where necessary, urine test for confirmation of pregnancy.
		Cholelithiasis in Saudi Arabia is found in the age group 38.9 to 42 years.
	www.kfshrc.edu.sa /annals/211_212/00-154.htm (2408 words)

	Cholelithiasis: Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders: Merck Manual Professional
		Cholelithiasis is the presence of one or more calculi (gallstones) in the gallbladder.
		These symptoms are common, having about equal prevalence in cholelithiasis, peptic ulcer disease, and functional GI diseases.
		Alternative methods of stone dissolution (insertion of methyl-tert-butyl ether directly into the gallbladder) or stone fragmentation (extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy) are now largely unavailable because of overwhelming patient acceptance of laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
	www.merck.com /mmpe/sec03/ch030/ch030b.html (1289 words)

	Statements of Principles — Cholelithiasis — Reasonable hypothesis
		This is a consolidation of Instrument 33 of 1994 and Instrument 9 of 2002 and is not a legal document.
		(a) the person's cholelithiasis was contracted before a period, or part of a period, of service to which the factor is related; and
		"cholelithiasis" or gallstones means calculus of the gall bladder or bile ducts formed by accretion or concretion of bile constituents, attracting ICD code 574;".
	www.dva.gov.au /pensions/statemnt/j001rh.htm (617 words)

	eMedicine - Cholelithiasis : Article by Faye Maryann Lee, MD
		History: The clinical stages of cholelithiasis are asymptomatic (the presence of gallstones without symptoms), symptomatic (biliary colic), and complicated (eg, cholecystitis, choledocholithiasis, cholangitis).
		Gender: The prevalence rate of cholelithiasis is higher in women of all age groups.
		In uncomplicated cholelithiasis with biliary colic, medical management may be useful alternative to cholecystectomy in select patients.
	www.medscape.com /files/emedicine/topic97.htm (3198 words)

	Cholelithiasis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Cholelithiasis (or gallstones) represents one of the most common surgical problems worldwide and is especially prevalent in most western countries.
		In the U.S. alone, gallstones are present in 8-20% of the population by the age of 40 and are more likely to develop in women than in men by a ratio of about 2-3 to 1.
		Removal of the gallbladder (cholecystectomy) is the treatment of choice for symptomatic cholelithiasis in patients who are fit for operation.
	medicine.uchc.edu /curriculum_pub/swp/Luzietti/Gallbladder_cholelithiasis.htm (937 words)

	eMedicine - Cholelithiasis : Article by Alexandre F Migala, DO
		The frequency of cholelithiasis in children with sickle cell disease is almost double that of the general population.
		Sex: The frequency of cholelithiasis in children is significantly greater in females than in males and is comparable to the adult ratio, with up to 4:1 female predominance.
		The workup of cholelithiasis in pediatric patients is similar to that in adults.
	www.emedicine.com /ped/topic381.htm (2659 words)

	Situs inversus with cholelithiasis. Pathak KA, Khanna R, Khanna N J Postgrad Med (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Cholelithiasis with situs inversus usually presents with pain in either hypochondrium or epigastrium and may mimic hiatus hernia, peptic ulcer disease or pancreatitis.
		Therefore, all attempts should be made to detect cholelithiasis and situs inversus preoperatively by X-ray of the chest, ultrasonography and CT scanning.
		Once the diagnosis of cholelithiasis associated with situs inversus is established, the subsequent cholecystectomy can be easily performed from either side of the table.
	www.jpgmonline.com /article.asp?issn=0022-3859;year=1995;volume=41;issue=2;spage=45;epage=6;aulast=Pathak (790 words)

	Cholelithiasis: Symptoms and Treatments: BCM Dept of Surgery
		Cholelithiasis is the formation of gallstones, which are composed of cholesterol, calcium salts, and bile pigments.
		When gallstones block the flow of bile, the gallbladder becomes swollen, leading to the possibility of pain, inflammation, or infection.
		The signs and symptoms of cholelithiasis often do not begin until the gallstone causes blockage in the biliary system.
	www.debakeydepartmentofsurgery.org /home/content.cfm?proc_name=cholelithiasis&content_id=274 (152 words)

	Cholelithiasis in infants: association with parenteral nutrition -- Suita et al. 8 (5): 568 -- JPEN - Journal of ...
		Cholelithiasis in infants: association with parenteral nutrition -- Suita et al.
		One of the infants received parenteral nutrition for 5 months because of intestinal dysfunction and enterocolitis secondary to extensive aganglionosis, while the second child was premature and placed on parenteral nutrition because of bowel dysfunction after surgery to repair high jejunal atresia and a right diaphragmatic hernia.
		The relationship between parenteral nutrition and cholelithiasis is discussed.
	jpen.aspenjournals.org /cgi/content/abstract/8/5/568 (138 words)

	eMedicine - Cholelithiasis : Article by Jacqueline C Brunetti, MD
		A common digestive disorder worldwide, the annual overall cost of cholelithiasis is approximately $5 billion in the United States, where 75-80% of gallstones are of the cholesterol type, and approximately 10-25% of gallstones are bilirubinate of either fl or brown pigment.
		A recent study reports that patients with cholelithiasis had significantly narrower and longer cystic ducts and a narrower angle between the gallbladder and cystic duct.
		In uncomplicated cholelithiasis, the study is normal (ie, the gallbladder visualizes within 60 min of radiopharmaceutical injection).
	www.emedicine.com /RADIO/topic163.htm (4478 words)

	AllRefer Health - Cholelithiasis Treatment (Gallstones)
		However, in the early to mid 1980s, a new minimally-invasive technique called laparoscopic cholecystectomy was introduced which used small incisions and camera guidance in order to remove the gallbladder containing the symptomatic stones.
		Currently, laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the gold standard for care of symptomatic cholelithiasis and is one of the most common operations performed in hospitals today.
		Using this approach, a patient with symptomatic cholelithiasis may have their gallbladder removed in the morning and be discharged from the hospital on the same evening or the next morning.
	health.allrefer.com /health/cholelithiasis-treatment.html (696 words)

	ENLmedical.com: Conditions And Concerns: Medical Encyclopedia: Cholelithiasis
		Cholelithiasis is frequently without symptoms and is discovered by routine X-ray study, surgery, or autopsy.
		Cholelithiasis is very common with the incidence 1 out of 1,000 people.
		The chance of symptoms or complications resulting from cholelithiasis is about 20%.
	www.enlmedical.com /article/000273.htm (337 words)

	Gall Bladder and Liver Disorders in Sickle Cell Disease
		Ultrasound surveys of patient populations indicate the onset of cholelithiasis as early as 2 to 4 years of age.
		The prevalence of cholelithiasis is substantially lower in African patients than in Jamaican or North American patients (Nzeh and Adedoyin, 1989).
		Studies of gallbladder function indicate that those with cholelithiasis have larger fasting and post-prandial gallbladder volumes suggesting that stasis and incomplete emptying contribute to sludge and stone formation (Everson et al, 1989).
	sickle.bwh.harvard.edu /liver.html (3415 words)

	eMedicine - Cholelithiasis : Article by Douglas M Heuman, MD, FACP
		Internationally: The prevalence of cholesterol cholelithiasis in other Western cultures is similar to that in the United States, but it appears to be somewhat lower in Asia and Africa.
		Symptoms and complications of gallstone disease result from effects occurring within the gallbladder or from stones that escape the gallbladder to lodge in the common bile duct.
		A rare syndrome of low phospholipid–associated cholelithiasis occurs in individuals with a hereditary deficiency of the biliary transport protein required for lecithin secretion.
	www.emedicine.com /MED/topic836.htm (5308 words)

	cholelithiasis cholecystitis Pediatric Surgery
		With the increase use of sonography in the work-up of abdominal pain, cholelithiasis is diagnosed more frequent in children.
		Gallbladder sludge is a clinical entity that when it persists can be a predisposing factor for cholelithiasis and cholecystitis.
		Sickle cell disease, have a high incidence of cholelithiasis and benefit from LC with a shorter length of postop stay and reduced morbidity.
	www.draligus.com /2918h-cholelithiasis-cholecystitis.html (548 words)

	Cholelithiasis - WrongDiagnosis.com
		Cholelithiasis, cholecystitis, and related disorders (Handbook of Diseases)
		The full text of published medical book sections related to Cholelithiasis is available from the following published medical books for more detailed information about Cholelithiasis.
		Diseases of the gallbladder and biliary tract are common and, in many cases, painful conditions that usually require surgery and may be life-threatening.
	www.wrongdiagnosis.com /c/cholelithiasis/intro.htm (644 words)

	1. Porcelain Gallbladder. 2. Cholelithiasis. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The abdominal plain film demonstrates a ring of calcification that conforms to the shape and location of the gallbladder.
		Porcelain gallbladder is a rare condition resulting from chronic inflammation of the gallbladder wall.
		It is often asymptomatic (found incidentally), or difficult to separate symptoms from those referable to cholelithiasis.
	brighamrad.harvard.edu /Cases/mcr/hcache/257/full.html (194 words)

	CHOLELITHIASIS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		At this point inflammation of the gallbladder or cholecystitis can occur.
		Risk factors for cholelithiasis include: short gut syndrome, multiple births, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, cirrhosis, sickle cell anemia, hereditary spherocytosis, prosthetic heart valves, biliary parasites, rapid weight loss, childhood cancer, Native American descent, diabetes, and female gender.
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	www.medhelp.org /glossary2/new/gls_1176.htm (131 words)

	► Cholelithiasis
		In addition, depending on the main substance that initiated their formation (e.g., cholesterol), they may be yellow or otherwise pigmented in color.
		Cholelithiasis is a common health problem worldwide with an approximate incidence of 1 out of 1,000 people.
		The prevalence is greater in women, Native Americans, and people over the age of 40.
	www.umm.edu /ency/article/000273.htm (295 words)

	Chest : Cholecystopleural fistula with cholelithiasis presenting as a right pleural effusion. @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Start / C / Chest / March 01, 1990 / Cholecystopleural fistula with cholelithiasis presenting as a right pleural effusion.
		Cholecystopleural fistula with cholelithiasis presenting as a right pleural effusion.
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	static.elibrary.com /c/chest/march011990/cholecystopleuralfistulawithcholelithiasispresenti/index.html (255 words)

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