- ►upenn.edu [PDF] P Portincasa, A Moschetta, G Palasciano - The Lancet, 2006 - Elsevier With a prevalence of 10–15% in adults in Europe and the USA, gallstones are
the most common digestive disease needing admission to hospital in the West. The
interplay between interprandial and postprandial physiological responses to ... Cited by 73 - Related articles - All 11 versions
- ►ptolemy.ca [PDF] EA Shaffer - Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology, 2006 - Elsevier Gallstone disease is common: >700,000 cholecystectomies and costs of $6.5
billion annually in the US The burden of disease is epidemic in American Indians
(60–70%); a corresponding decrease occurs in Hispanics of mixed Indian ... Cited by 51 - Related articles - All 15 versions
EA Shaffer - Current gastroenterology reports, 2005 - Springer Introduction Gallstones are extremely common in developed countries. Most (more
than 85%) are composed predominantly of cholesterol. In the United States,
cholecystitis ranked only 19 out of 20 among 20 leading gastrointestinal ... Cited by 44 - Related articles - All 3 versions
- ►sovegastro.com [PDF] HU Marschall, C Einarsson - Journal of internal medicine, 2007 - pt.wkhealth.com Gallstone disease is one of the most prevalent gastrointestinal diseases with a
substantial burden to health care systems that is supposed to increase in ageing
populations at risk. Aetiology and pathogenesis of cholesterol gallstones ... Cited by 19 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 versions
N Méndez-Sánchez, D Zamora-Valdés, NC … - Clinica Chimica Acta, 2007 - Elsevier There is a high prevalence of gallstone disease in Western countries as a
consequence of genetic, biochemical, and environmental factors. Animal and
clinical studies have explored the importance of dietary elements. ... Cited by 12 - Related articles - All 4 versions
- ►sovegastro.com [PDF] A Mathur, JJ Walker, HH Al-Azzawi, D Lu, DA … - Surgery, 2007 - Elsevier Cholecystosteatosis is the accumulation of gallbladder wall fats leading to
decreased gallbladder emptying. Ezetimibe inhibits intestinal fat absorption and
prevents murine gallstone formation. However, the influence of ezetimibe on ... Cited by 11 - Related articles - All 16 versions
CJ Tsai, MF Leitzmann, WC Willett, EL … - Archives of Internal Medicine, 2006 - Am Med Assoc Results During 264 760 person-years of follow-up we ascertained 1222 cases of
symptomatic gallstones. We examined the effect of weight cycling on the risk of
gallstone disease. The multivariate relative risk of weight cyclers, ... Cited by 8 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
NG Venneman, KJ van Erpecum - Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology, 2006 - Elsevier Several risk factors for cholesterol gallstone formation in the general
population have been identified. There is a strongly increased risk of gallstone
disease during prolonged fasting, rapid weight loss, total parenteral ... Cited by 7 - Related articles - All 9 versions
CJ Tsai, MF Leitzmann, WC Willett, EL … - Annals of Surgery, 2008 - journals.lww.com Consumption of medium-chain saturated fatty acids or short-chain saturated fatty
acids was unrelated to the risk. Conclusions: Our results suggest that a higher
consumption of long-chain saturated fatty acids may enhance the risk of ... Cited by 3 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 2 versions
WY Au, WC Cheung, WH Hu, GCF Chan, SY Ha … - Annals of Hematology, 2005 - Springer Abstract Hemoglobin H disease (HbH) is a hemoglob- inopathy peculiar to parts of
the world with high incidence α-thalassemia mutations. Among 90 HbH cases, 50
cases suffered from clinically significant jaundice (bilirubin >30 mmol/l), ... Cited by 3 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 3 versions
