"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Gallstones" by people in Profiles.
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Acute Pancreatitis Task Force on Quality: Development of Quality Indicators for Acute Pancreatitis Management. Am J Gastroenterol. 2019 08; 114(8):1322-1342.
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Disease Course Differences in Acute Pancreatitis Based on Etiology Using the Pancreatitis Activity Scoring System. Pancreas. 2018 08; 47(7):e40-e41.
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Pediatric obesity and gallstone disease. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2012 Sep; 55(3):328-33.
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Reproductive factors and risks of biliary tract cancers and stones: a population-based study in Shanghai, China. Br J Cancer. 2010 Mar 30; 102(7):1185-9.
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Polymorphisms of estrogen receptors and risk of biliary tract cancers and gallstones: a population-based study in Shanghai, China. Carcinogenesis. 2010 May; 31(5):842-6.
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Variants in hormone-related genes and the risk of biliary tract cancers and stones: a population-based study in China. Carcinogenesis. 2009 Apr; 30(4):606-14.
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Serum lipid levels and the risk of biliary tract cancers and biliary stones: A population-based study in China. Int J Cancer. 2008 May 15; 122(10):2322-9.
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Polymorphism of genes related to insulin sensitivity and the risk of biliary tract cancer and biliary stone: a population-based case-control study in Shanghai, China. Carcinogenesis. 2008 May; 29(5):944-8.
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Polymorphisms of genes in the lipid metabolism pathway and risk of biliary tract cancers and stones: a population-based case-control study in Shanghai, China. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2008 Mar; 17(3):525-34.
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Gallstones and the risk of biliary tract cancer: a population-based study in China. Br J Cancer. 2007 Dec 03; 97(11):1577-82.