 Gallstones
"Gallstones" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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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| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Gallstones" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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de Oliveira GHP, de Moura DTH, McCarty TR, de Oliveira PVAG, Funari MP, Cheng S, de Moura EGH. Tips and tricks in the endoscopic management of a complex biliary stone in Billroth II gastrectomy. Endoscopy. 2022 07; 54(7):E338-E339.
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Chouairi F, McCarty TR, Hathorn KE, Sharma P, Aslanian HR, Jamidar PA, Thompson CC, Muniraj T. Evaluation of socioeconomic and healthcare disparities on same admission cholecystectomy after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography among patients with acute gallstone pancreatitis. Surg Endosc. 2022 01; 36(1):274-281.
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McCarty TR, Gulati R, Rustagi T. Efficacy and safety of peroral cholangioscopy with intraductal lithotripsy for difficult biliary stones: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Endoscopy. 2021 02; 53(2):110-122.
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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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