"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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| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Gallstones" by people in Profiles.
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Gallstone Physicochemical Properties and Heavy Metal Concentrations Associated with Gallbladder Carcinogenesis in Assam, India. Chem Res Toxicol. 2025 Apr 21; 38(4):598-608.
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Index Admission Cholecystectomy and Recurrence of Pediatric Gallstone Pancreatitis: Multicenter Cohort Analysis. J Am Coll Surg. 2022 03 01; 234(3):352-358.
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Risk factors for complications after cholecystectomy for common bile duct stones: An EAST multicenter study. Surgery. 2020 07; 168(1):62-66.
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Development and Use of Personalized Bacteriophage-Based Therapeutic Cocktails To Treat a Patient with a Disseminated Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Infection. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2017 10; 61(10).
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Laparoscopic Versus Open Cholecystectomy: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis at Rwanda Military Hospital. World J Surg. 2017 05; 41(5):1225-1233.
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Gastrointestinal Conditions in the Obese Patient. Adolesc Med State Art Rev. 2016; 27(1):93-108.
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The yellow brick road of Bouveret syndrome. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2014 Aug; 12(8):A24.
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Gallstone pancreatitis: a review. Surg Clin North Am. 2014 Apr; 94(2):257-80.
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Conservative management of cholelithiasis and its complications in pregnancy is associated with recurrent symptoms and more emergency department visits. Gastrointest Endosc. 2012 Sep; 76(3):564-9.
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Gallstones and cholecystectomy in relation to risk of intra- and extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. Br J Cancer. 2012 Feb 28; 106(5):1011-5.