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, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	C06.130.409.633 C06.130.564.332.500 C23.300.175.525
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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Diseases [C]
Digestive System Diseases [C06]
Biliary Tract Diseases [C06.130]
Cholelithiasis [C06.130.409]
Gallstones [C06.130.409.633]
Gallbladder Diseases [C06.130.564]
Cholecystolithiasis [C06.130.564.332]
Gallstones [C06.130.564.332.500]
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Pathological Conditions, Anatomical [C23.300]
Calculi [C23.300.175]
Gallstones [C23.300.175.525]

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Bar chart showing 25 publications over 15 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 1997

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1993	1	0	1
1994	1	0	1
1995	1	0	1
1996	2	0	2
1997	2	2	4
1998	2	0	2
2003	1	0	1
2004	0	1	1
2005	1	0	1
2007	0	2	2
2010	1	2	3
2011	1	0	1
2012	0	1	1
2013	3	0	3
2017	1	0	1

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Brewer Gutierrez OI, Bekkali NLH, Raijman I, Sturgess R, Sejpal DV, Aridi HD, Sherman S, Shah RJ, Kwon RS, Buxbaum JL, Zulli C, Wassef W, Adler DG, Kushnir V, Wang AY, Krishnan K, Kaul V, Tzimas D, DiMaio CJ, Ho S, Petersen B, Moon JH, Elmunzer BJ, Webster GJM, Chen YI, Dwyer LK, Inamdar S, Patrick VB, Attwell A, Hosmer A, Ko C, Maurano A, Sarkar A, Taylor LJ, Gregory MH, Strand DS, Raza A, Kothari S, Harris JP, Kumta NA, Manvar A, Topazian MD, Lee YN, Spiceland CM, Trindade AJ, Bukhari MA, Sanaei O, Ngamruengphong S, Khashab MA. Efficacy and Safety of Digital Single-Operator Cholangioscopy for Difficult Biliary Stones. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2018 06; 16(6):918-926.e1.

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Tsirline VB, Keilani ZM, El Djouzi S, Phillips RC, Kuwada TS, Gersin K, Simms C, Stefanidis D. How frequently and when do patients undergo cholecystectomy after bariatric surgery? Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2014 Mar-Apr; 10(2):313-21.

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Roberts JR, Romagnuolo J. Endoscopic therapy for acute recurrent pancreatitis. Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am. 2013 Oct; 23(4):803-19.

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Bhat M, Romagnuolo J, da Silveira E, Reinhold C, Valois E, Martel M, Barkun JS, Barkun AN. Randomised clinical trial: MRCP-first vs. ERCP-first approach in patients with suspected biliary obstruction due to bile duct stones. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2013 Nov; 38(9):1045-53.

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Cotton PB, Romagnuolo J, Faigel DO, Aliperti G, Deal SE. The ERCP quality network: a pilot study of benchmarking practice and performance. Am J Med Qual. 2013 May-Jun; 28(3):256-60.

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Elmunzer BJ, Taylor JR. Aberrant right hepatic duct with patent ducts of Luschka. Gastrointest Endosc. 2011 Jul; 74(1):196; discussion 197.

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Elmunzer BJ, Boetticher NC, Mobley CM, Brewster ME, Sonnenday CJ. Iatrogenic pancreatic cyst perforation successfully managed by a minimally invasive combined endoscopic–laparoscopic approach. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2010 Oct; 20(8):717-9.

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Akoudad S, Szklo M, McAdams MA, Fulop T, Anderson CA, Coresh J, Köttgen A. Correlates of kidney stone disease differ by race in a multi-ethnic middle-aged population: the ARIC study. Prev Med. 2010 Nov; 51(5):416-20.

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Lawrence C, Siddiqi MF, Hamilton JN, Keane TE, Romagnuolo J, Hawes RH, Cotton PB. Chronic calcific pancreatitis: combination ERCP and extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for pancreatic duct stones. South Med J. 2010 Jun; 103(6):505-8.

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Morgan KA, Adams DB. Management of internal and external pancreatic fistulas. Surg Clin North Am. 2007 Dec; 87(6):1503-13, x.

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