"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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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 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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Improved detection of cholesterol gallstones using quasi-material decomposition images generated from single-energy computed tomography images via deep learning. Radiol Phys Technol. 2024 Jun; 17(2):360-366.
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Patient decision-making in symptomatic gallbladder disease. Surg Endosc. 2022 08; 36(8):6271-6277.
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Technique for retrieving basket and lithotripter during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2015 Feb; 13(2):A15-6.
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Endoscopic treatment for Bouveret syndrome. Surg Endosc. 2013 Feb; 27(2):655.
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Calcified gallstone in a 3 year-old boy: a case report. BMC Res Notes. 2012 Aug 13; 5:433.
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Bile sludge that mimics hydatid cyst membranes: a potential pitfall for ultrasound. J Gastrointestin Liver Dis. 2010 Jun; 19(2):126.
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The G protein-coupled receptor G2A: involvement in hepatic lipid metabolism and gallstone formation in mice. Hepatology. 2008 Oct; 48(4):1138-48.
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Fetal gallstones detected by routine third trimester ultrasound. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2006 Mar; 92(3):255-6.
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UGT1A1 variation and gallstone formation in sickle cell disease. Blood. 2005 Feb 01; 105(3):968-72.
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National Institutes of Health State-of-the-Science Conference Statement: ERCP for diagnosis and therapy, January 14-16, 2002. Gastrointest Endosc. 2002 Dec; 56(6):803-9.