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Gallstones

MedGen UID:
66850
Concept ID:
C0242216
Body Substance
Synonyms: Biliary Calculi; Calculi, Biliary; Gall Stone; Gall Stones; Gallstone
SNOMED CT: Cholelith (256896000); Biliary calculus (256896000); Biliary stone (256896000); Gallstone (256896000)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0005346

Definition

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. [from MONDO]

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Mohseni S, Bass GA, Forssten MP, Casas IM, Martin M, Davis KA, Haut ER, Sugrue M, Kurihara H, Sarani B, Cao Y, Coimbra R
J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2022 Nov 1;93(5):e155-e165. Epub 2022 Aug 5 doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000003755. PMID: 35939370
Ricci C, Pagano N, Taffurelli G, Pacilio CA, Migliori M, Bazzoli F, Casadei R, Minni F
JAMA Surg 2018 Jul 18;153(7):e181167. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2018.1167. PMID: 29847616Free PMC Article
Mead E, Atkinson G, Richter B, Metzendorf MI, Baur L, Finer N, Corpeleijn E, O'Malley C, Ells LJ
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2016 Nov 29;11(11):CD012436. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012436. PMID: 27899001Free PMC Article
Halpin V
BMJ Clin Evid 2014 Aug 20;2014 PMID: 25144428Free PMC Article
Halpin V, Gupta A
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