Ursodeoxycholic acid in the management of symptomatic gallstone disease: systematic review and clinician survey
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DOI: 10.1093/bjsopen/zrac152
Abstract: Abstract Background Symptomatic gallstones are common. Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) is a bile acid that dissolves gallstones. There is increasing interest in UDCA for symptomatic gallstones, particularly in those unfit for surgery. Method A UK clinician… read more here.
Keywords: symptomatic gallstones; udca symptomatic; review; survey ... See more keywords
Development of upper gastrointestinal cancer in patients with symptomatic gallstones, cholecystectomy, and sphincterotomy: A nationwide cohort study
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DOI: 10.1177/14574969221116941
Abstract: Background and objective: Exposures of gallstones and treatments thereof in relation to development of cancer have not been explored before in long-term follow-up studies. Our objective was to determine whether symptomatic gallstones, cholecystectomy, or sphincterotomy… read more here.
Keywords: symptomatic gallstones; cancer; gallstones cholecystectomy; development ... See more keywords
A nomogram for clinical estimation of acute biliary pancreatitis risk among patients with symptomatic gallstones: A retrospective case-control study
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DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.935927
Abstract: Background/Purpose Currently, there are no effective tools to accurately assess acute biliary pancreatitis (ABP) risk in patients with gallstones. This study aimed to develop an ABP risk nomogram in patients with symptomatic gallstones. Methods We… read more here.
Keywords: symptomatic gallstones; curve; patients symptomatic; risk ... See more keywords