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Luo Y, Gao X, Xiao M, Yang F, Zhu X, Qiao G, Xiang C, Tao J. Association between dietary inflammatory index and gallstones in US adults. Front Nutr 2024; 11:1403438. [PMID: 38765815 PMCID: PMC11099284 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2024.1403438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2024] [Accepted: 04/24/2024] [Indexed: 05/22/2024] Open
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Introduction Previous studies have found that diet's inflammatory potential is related to various diseases. However, little is known about its relationship with gallstones. The present study aims to investigate the relationship between dietary inflammatory index (DII) and gallstones. Methods Data were obtained from the 2003-2020 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). We used the nearest neighbor propensity score matching (PSM) with a ratio of 1:1 to reduce selection bias. Logistic regression models estimated the association between DII and gallstones. The non-linear relationship was explored with restricted cubic splines (RCS). BMI subgroup stratification was performed to explore further the connection between DII and gallstones in different populations. Results 10,779 participants were included. Before and after PSM, gallstone group individuals had higher DII scores than non-gallstone group individuals (p < 0.05). Matched logistic regression analysis showed that DII scores were positively correlated with gallstone risk (adjusted OR = 1.14, 95% CI 1.01, 1.29). The stratified analysis showed that this association was stronger in overweight or obese people (adjusted OR = 1.18, 95% CI 1.03, 1.34). RCS analysis suggested that DII and gallstones showed a "J"-shaped non-linear dose-response relationship (p non-linear <0.001). Conclusion Higher DII score is positively associated with the risk of gallstones, particularly in overweight or obese population, and this relationship is a "J"-shaped non-linear relationship. These results further support that avoiding or reducing a pro-inflammatory diet can be an intervention strategy for gallstone management, particularly in the overweight or obese population.
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- Yanling Luo
- School of Nursing, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China
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- School of Nursing, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Shizhen Laboratory, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Hepatology, Hubei Key Laboratory of The Theory and Application Research of Liver and Kidney in Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hubei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China
- Affiliated Hospital of Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China
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- School of Nursing, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China
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- School of Nursing, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China
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- School of Nursing, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China
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- School of Nursing, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Hepatology, Hubei Key Laboratory of The Theory and Application Research of Liver and Kidney in Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hubei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China
- Affiliated Hospital of Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China
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Agawu A, Kanagawa C, Wong J, Shults J, Feudtner C, Bewtra M. Pediatric Cholelithiasis in the United States: National Hospitalization Trends, 2006 to 2019. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2023; 77:741-747. [PMID: 37755879 DOI: 10.1097/mpg.0000000000003959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/28/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Previous studies have shown increasing hospitalizations for pediatric cholelithiasis, but recent trends are unknown. We conducted a national study of pediatric cholelithiasis to characterize recent hospitalization rate trends. METHODS Retrospective repeated cross-sectional analysis of pediatric (age < 18 years) cholelithiasis-associated hospitalizations combining data from the 2006 through 2019 Kids' Inpatient Database releases. The primary outcome of interest was the national hospitalization rate (per 100,000 children). We examined rates stratified by age group and sex and characterized hospitalization outcomes and characteristics for pediatric cholelithiasis. RESULTS Twenty-nine thousand one hundred two hospital records representing 42,282 gallstone-associated hospitalizations were identified. The hospitalization rate declined from 12.9 [95% confidence interval (CI): 12.6-13.2] in 2006 to 9.1 (95% CI: 8.8-9.3) in 2019. Consistent with the literature, hospitalizations occurred most often among teenagers (71%) and individuals with female sex (72%). The proportion of hospitalizations at freestanding children's hospitals increased significantly (from 18.2% to 35.1%). Finally, the proportion of hospitalizations involving a potentially medical predisposing condition increased significantly. CONCLUSIONS The estimated US hospitalization rate for pediatric cholelithiasis declined by 30% between 2006 and 2019. Female patients and teenagers had the largest decline, and hospitalizations increasingly occurred at freestanding children's hospitals. Potential explanations include potential changes in delivery of care as well as changes in population disease burden.
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- Atu Agawu
- From the Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, the
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- the Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- From the Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, the
- the Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- From the Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, the
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- the Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
- the Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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Baddam A, Akuma O, Raj R, Akuma CM, Augustine SW, Sheikh Hanafi I, Singh G, Zain A, Azizz N, Singh M, Makheja K, Rahul F, Khan A. Analysis of Risk Factors for Cholelithiasis: A Single-Center Retrospective Study. Cureus 2023; 15:e46155. [PMID: 37900464 PMCID: PMC10613112 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.46155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 10/31/2023] Open
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Objectives Cholelithiasis poses a considerable medical burden worldwide. While its pathogenesis is multifactorial, identifying the key risk factors is essential for understanding the disease and improving patient care. This study aims to investigate the potential associations between demographic, clinical, and laboratory variables and the development of cholelithiasis. Methods This single-center retrospective study was conducted at Malla Reddy Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India, over one month. A total of 200 patients diagnosed with cholelithiasis were included. Data were extracted from electronic health records and the patients using a questionnaire, including demographic information (age, gender), clinical data including body mass index (BMI), and comorbidities. Statistical analyses were conducted to determine the associations between risk factors and cholelithiasis. Results The frequency of cholelithiasis is found to be higher in the female gender and patients with obesity, sedentary lifestyle and hypertension as compared to male patients, and the risk of cholelithiasis also increases with age. Females demonstrated a higher prevalence of cholelithiasis, with an odds ratio (OR) and confidence interval (CI) of 1.4, 95% CI [1.1, 1.7], p < 0.05). Obese individuals (BMI ≥ 30) had 2.2 times higher odds of cholelithiasis compared to those with normal BMI (< 24.9) (OR = 2.2, 95% CI [1.7, 2.9], p < 0.001). The presence of diabetes significantly increased the odds of cholelithiasis by 1.6 times (OR = 1.6, 95% CI [1.2, 2.1], p < 0.01). Overweight individuals (BMI: 25-29.9) were associated with 1.4 times higher odds of cholelithiasis (OR = 1.4, 95% CI [1.1, 1.9], p < 0.05). Conclusion Our study identified age, gender, BMI, diabetes, and obesity as significant risk factors for cholelithiasis. These findings underscore the importance of targeted interventions and lifestyle modifications to mitigate cholelithiasis risk and improve patient outcomes. Further research, including prospective multicentric studies, must validate these findings and explore potential underlying mechanisms.
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- Anusha Baddam
- Medicine and Surgery, Malla Reddy Medical College for Women, Hyderabad, IND
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- Internal Medicine, Nalanda Medical College and Hospital, Patna, IND
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- Medicine, College of Health Professions, Chamberlain University, Chicago, USA
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- Internal Medicine, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Hyderabad, PAK
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- General Medicine, Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore, IND
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- Internal Medicine, Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore, IND
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- Internal Medicine, Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College, Karachi, PAK
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- Internal Medicine, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, PAK
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- Internal Medicine, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, PAK
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- Trauma Surgery, OSF St. Francis Medical Centre, Peoria, USA
- Cardiology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, USA
- Internal Medicine, Lala Lajpat Rai (LLR) Hospital, Kanpur, IND
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Alyahyawi KO, Jareebi MA, Iskander OA, Othman JA, Alagsam AA, Borik WS, Qaarie MY, Gosadi IM. Exploration of the Causal Association Between Behavioral Risk Factors and Gallstone Disease Development in Two European Ancestry Populations. Cureus 2023; 15:e37110. [PMID: 37153321 PMCID: PMC10159218 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.37110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/09/2023] Open
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Introduction Risk factors for developing gallstones are related to disturbances in either cholesterol or bilirubin metabolism in the biliary tract. The risk of forming gallstones can be associated with chronic illnesses, dietary habits, reduced gallbladder motility, and medications. Our study aims to explore the causal relationship between multiple risk factors, including nutritional habits (cheese intake, salad intake, processed meat intake, coffee drinking), smoking behavior, overall obesity measured by body mass index (BMI), lipid biomarkers, total bilirubin and maternal diabetes mellitus (DM) and the development of gallstone disease in two different populations of European ancestry (United Kingdom Biobank (UKB) and FinnGen). Materials and methods Using publicly available genome-wide association studies (GWAS) data, we performed a two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) to examine the association between risk factors and gallstone development. Exposures used in this study included age of smoking initiation, smoking intensity, coffee intake, cheese intake, salad intake, processed meat intake, BMI, and lipid biomarkers (cholesterol, low-density lipoproteins (LDL), triglycerides (TG), and high-density lipoproteins (HDL)). Current analyses were based on 93 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) for smoking initiation, four SNPs for smoking intensity, 65 SNPs for cheese intake, three SNPs for coffee intake, 22 SNPs for salad intake, 23 SNPs for processed meat intake, 79 SNPs for BMI, 26 SNPs for maternal DM, 89 SNPs for total bilirubin, 46 SNPs for cholesterol, 41 SNPs for LDL, 55 SNPs for TG, and 89 SNPs for HDL. The outcome in this study is gallstones/cholelithiasis. To evaluate the causal relationships between these risk factors and gallstones, two-sample MR methods were used. TwoSampleMR package in R software version 4.0.5 (R Foundation for Statistical Computing, Vienna, Austria) was used to obtain MR analyses and sensitivity analyses. Results In the UKB, genetic predispositions to smoking initiation, BMI, and total bilirubin were significantly associated with an increased risk of gallstones. The odds of gallstones would increase per 1-SD increase of genetically estimated smoking initiation (OR: 1.004, P=0.008), BMI (OR: 1.02, P<0.001), and total bilirubin (OR: 1.0001, P=0.025). Conversely, genetic predispositions to cheese intake, coffee intake, cholesterol, LDL, and TG were statistically significantly associated with a decreased risk of gallstones (OR=0.99, P=0.014; OR=0.97, P=0.009; OR=0.99, P=0.006; OR=0.99, P=0.01; and OR=0.99, P<0.001, respectively). In FinnGen, genetic predispositions to BMI and total bilirubin were significantly associated with an increased risk of gallstones. The odds of gallstones would increase per 1-SD increase of genetically estimated BMI (OR: 1.7, P<0.001) and total bilirubin (OR: 1.02, P=0.002). Conversely, genetic predispositions to cheese intake, coffee intake, cholesterol, LDL, and TG were statistically significantly associated with a decreased risk of gallstones (OR=0.23, P=0.006; OR=0.42, P=0.041; OR=0.77, P=0.034; OR=0.88, P=0.008; and OR=0.70, P=0.005, respectively). Conclusion Genetically estimated BMI and total bilirubin levels were associated with increased risk of gallstones among the two populations while genetically estimated cheese intake, coffee intake, and cholesterol, LDL, and TG levels factors were consistently associated with reduced risk of gallstones among the two populations.
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- Khalid O Alyahyawi
- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, SAU
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- Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, SAU
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, SAU
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- Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Jazan University Hospital, Jazan, SAU
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, SAU
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, SAU
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- Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, SAU
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Mollah T, Christie H, Chia M, Modak P, Joshi K, Soni T, Qin KR. Gallbladder-associated hospital admission and cholecystectomy rates across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand (2004-2019): Are we over-intervening? Ann Hepatobiliary Pancreat Surg 2022; 26:339-346. [PMID: 35383131 PMCID: PMC9721247 DOI: 10.14701/ahbps.22-007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2022] [Revised: 03/11/2022] [Accepted: 03/17/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Backgrounds/Aims To investigate if the increase in the number of cholecystectomies is proportional to symptomatic gallbladder-associated hospital admissions in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ). Methods National healthcare registries were used to obtain data on all episodes of cholecystectomies and hospital admissions for patients ≥ 15 years from public and private hospitals. Results Between 2004 and 2019, in Australia, there have been 1,074,747 hospital admissions and 779,917 cholecystectomies, 715,462 (91.7%) of which were laparoscopic, and 163,084 admissions and 98,294 cholecystectomies in NZ. The 15-54 years age group saw an increase in operative rates, +4.0% in Australia and +6.6% in NZ, and admissions, +3.7% and +5.8%, respectively. Hospital admissions decreased by -9.8% in Australia but the proportion of patients undergoing intervention increased by 10.8% (from 67.1% to 75.0% of hospital admissions). Procedural rates increased by +7.3% in NZ with no change in the intervention rate. Conclusions In Australia, there has been a decline in symptomatic gallbladder-associated hospital admissions and a rise in intervention rate. Admissions and interventions have increased proportionally in NZ. There are higher rates of cholecystectomy and admission amongst younger demographics, compared to historical cohorts. Future research should focus on identifying risk factors for increased disease and operative rates amongst younger populations.
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- Taha Mollah
- Department of Surgery, St. Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia,Department of Surgery, Swan Hill Hospital, Swan Hill, VIC, Australia,Corresponding author: Taha Mollah, MBBS Department of Surgery, St. Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, 41 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, 3065, VIC, Australia Tel: +61-3-9231-2311, Fax: +61-3-9231-3399, E-mail: ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3338-9633
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- Department of Surgery, St. Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, St. Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, Swan Hill Hospital, Swan Hill, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, Swan Hill Hospital, Swan Hill, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, St. Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia,Department of Surgery, Swan Hill Hospital, Swan Hill, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, Austin Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Kazi FN, Ghosh S, Sharma JVP, Saravanan S, Patil S. Trends in Gallbladder Disease in Young Adults: A Growing Concern. Cureus 2022; 14:e28555. [PMID: 36059300 PMCID: PMC9423860 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.28555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Millennials (age: 25-32 years) and Generation-Z individuals (age: 10-25 years) exhibit a shift in the occurrence of gallbladder diseases, which may be related to changes in lifestyle and genetics. In light of these findings, we performed a retrospective observational study on patients who underwent gallbladder surgeries to determine the trend in gallbladder diseases in young adults. Both categorical and continuous data on 90 patients were collected between January 2020 and June 2021 and analysed retrospectively, with differences considered significant at a p-value of 0.05. The diagnosis of gallstones in young adults is presently complicated, as the signs and symptoms of biliary tract sickness differ significantly between those under and over 30 years of age. We observed that gallbladder diseases and their complications were highly common in individuals between the ages of 21 and 25 years. We discovered that gallstones were more common in teenagers than previously thought. Delays in intervention resulted in future complications which could have been avoided.
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The Diagnostic Value of GGT-Based Biochemical Indicators for Choledocholithiasis with Negative Imaging Results of Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography. CONTRAST MEDIA & MOLECULAR IMAGING 2022; 2022:7737610. [PMID: 35949700 PMCID: PMC9348969 DOI: 10.1155/2022/7737610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2022] [Revised: 05/05/2022] [Accepted: 05/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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To reveal the relationship between a group of preoperative biochemical indicators such as GGT, ALP, ALT, AST, TB, and DB and the occurrence of common bile duct stones in patients with negative results of magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography, a retrospective diagnostic accuracy clinical test is conducted in this study. In order to reduce the missed diagnosis rate of choledocholithiasis and perform more accurate common bile duct exploration, 466 patients who underwent surgical treatment of cholelithiasis from January 2014 to December 2015 have been analyzed retrospectively. Firstly, the confounding factors are corrected through Binary Logistic regression. Then, the diagnostic efficacy of each indicator is measured by the ROC curve among different types of patients. In all patients, the top three individual indicators with the greatest AUC curve area for predicting common bile duct stones can be observed from the results of MRCP, γ-glutamyl transpeptidase, and alkaline phosphatase. Besides, the diagnostic efficiency of the comprehensive evaluation is higher than that of all individual indicators. For MRCP-negative patients, the top three largest AUC curve area of the diagnostic efficacy for choledocholithiasis were GGT, ALP, and DB. For patients who have a suspected diagnosis of secondary choledocholithiasis, the diagnostic efficacy of the combination of imaging results, biochemical indexes, common bile duct width, and other abnormal indicators for choledocholithiasis is much higher than that of the single abnormal biochemical indexes for the prediction of choledocholithiasis. For MRCP-negative patients, GGT, ALP, DB, and the width of common bile duct diameter are valuable for the prediction of common bile duct stones, and GGT is the most valuable diagnostic predictor.
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Huang J, Patel HK, Boakye D, Chandrasekar VT, Koulaouzidis A, Lucero-Prisno Iii DE, Ngai CH, Pun CN, Bai Y, Lok V, Liu X, Zhang L, Yuan J, Xu W, Zheng ZJ, Wong MC. Worldwide distribution, associated factors, and trends of gallbladder cancer: A global country-level analysis. Cancer Lett 2021; 521:238-251. [PMID: 34506845 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2021.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2021] [Revised: 08/31/2021] [Accepted: 09/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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This study aimed to evaluate the global distribution, associated factors, and epidemiologic trends of gallbladder cancer (GBC) by country, sex, and age groups. The Global Cancer Observatory was interrogated for the disease burden of GBC using age-standardized rates (ASR). The prevalence of different potential risk factors for each country was extracted from Global Health Observatory and their associations with GBC incidence and mortality were examined by linear regression analysis using beta coefficients (β). The Cancer Incidence in Five Continents I-XI and the WHO Mortality database were searched and Average Annual Percent Change (AAPC) was generated from joinpoint regression analysis. The incidence (ASR = 2.3) and mortality (ASR = 1.7) of GBC varied globally in 2018 and were higher in more developed countries and among females. Countries with higher incidence had higher human development index (βmale = 0.37; βfemale = 0.27), gross domestic products (βmale = 0.13) and higher prevalence of current smoking (βfemale = 0.05), overweight (βmale = 0.02), obesity (βmale = 0.03), and hypercholesterolaemia (βmale = 0.07). Similar patterns of associations were also observed for mortality with an additional association found for diabetes (βfemale = 0.07). Although there was an overall decreasing trend in mortality, an increasing trend in incidence was observed among some populations, particularly in males (AAPCs, 8.97 to 1.92) and in younger individuals aged <50 years (AAPCs, 12.02 to 5.66). The incidence of GBC varied between countries and was related to differences in the prevalence of potential risk factors. There was an increasing incidence trend among males and younger individuals. More intensive lifestyle modifications and disease surveillance are recommended for these populations.
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- Junjie Huang
- The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA, United States
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- School of Health and Life Sciences, University of the West of Scotland, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Social Medicine & Public Health, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institute, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Centre of Cancer Research, Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; School of Public Health, The Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Clinical Research Centre, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China; Scientific Research Centre, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Global Health, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, China.
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- The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China; School of Public Health, The Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China; Department of Global Health, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, China.
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Mewa Kinoo S, Nagiah S, Chuturgoon A, Singh B. Symptomatic gallstones and HIV in black South African women: Changing trends of gallstone disease? South Afr J HIV Med 2021; 22:1208. [PMID: 33936792 PMCID: PMC8063772 DOI: 10.4102/sajhivmed.v22i1.1208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The incidence of metabolic disorders in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) endemic settings is a prevailing burden in developing countries. Cholesterol homeostasis and fat metabolism are altered by HIV and antiretroviral therapy (ART), thereby possibly contributing to complications such as gallstone formation. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate established risk factors for the formation of cholesterol gallstones in black South African women living with HIV (WLHIV). METHOD A case series study was conducted of all black South African women undergoing cholecystectomy for gallstone disease over a 1-year period at King Edward VIII Hospital, Durban, South Africa. Age, body mass index (BMI), family history of gallstones, oestrogen exposure and lipograms were compared between WLHIV and uninfected women. Categorical variables were tested using either the Fisher's exact test or Pearson's chi-square test. Means were compared using independent t-tests. For non-normally distributed data, the Mann-Whitney U test was used. Statistical tests were two-sided, and p-values of less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant. RESULTS A total of 52 patients were assessed, 34 HIV-uninfected and 18 WLHIV. The median age of WLHIV versus the uninfected women was 35 and 50 years, respectively, (p = 0.015). A statistically significant number of uninfected women were in the overweight/obese category (BMI > 25 kg/m2) compared to the normal weight category (BMI < 25 kg/m2) (p < 0.001). The number of obese WLHIV did not reach statistical significance. CONCLUSION The age of occurrence of gallstone disease amongst black South African WLHIV was significantly lower and fewer women were obese compared with the uninfected women with gallstone disease. These findings differ from known gallstone risk factors in other populations and in uninfected black South African women. This could be attributed to the metabolic alterations caused by HIV infection itself and/or to the long-term use of ART. Larger cohort studies are required to elucidate the role of HIV and ART in cholestatic disease.
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- Suman Mewa Kinoo
- Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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- Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Nelson Mandela University Missionvale, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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- Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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A successful combined laparoscopic cholecystectomy and laparoscopic exploration of common bile duct for acute gangrenous cholecystitis and choledocholithiasis during pregnancy: A case report. Int J Surg Case Rep 2019; 58:14-17. [PMID: 30991195 PMCID: PMC6462801 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2019.03.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2019] [Accepted: 03/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Complicated gallstone disease during pregnancy can be successfully managed by combined laparoscopic cholecystectomy and exploration of common bile duct through trans-cystic duct approach. This approach is safe and can cure cholecystitis and choledocholithiasis in one goal. This approach avoids ionizing radiation to the developing fetus.
Introduction Choledocholithiasis during pregnancy is relatively uncommon but it can be life-threatening. Therapeutic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) poses the risk of ionizing radiation exposure to the developing fetus. Other strategies are thus needed to tackle this problem. Presentation of case A 38-year-old 8 weeks’ pregnant lady presented with acute onset of right upper quadrant pain. Ultrasonography showed features of acute cholecystitis and choledocholithiasis, which was later confirmed by magnetic resonance cholangiogram. Emergency combined laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) and laparoscopic exploration of common bile duct (Lap ECBD) were performed. Lap ECBD through trans-cystic duct approach was adopted. The patient recovered uneventfully and was discharged on postoperative day 4. A healthy baby boy was delivered at 40 weeks’ gestation without developmental problem. Conclusion Lap ECBD avoided ionizing radiation for choledocholithiasis during pregnancy, and can combined with LC as an effective minimally invasive procedure for complicated gallstone disease.
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Kim HS, Cho SK, Kim CS, Park JS. Big data and analysis of risk factors for gallbladder disease in the young generation of Korea. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0211480. [PMID: 30794560 PMCID: PMC6386282 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0211480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2018] [Accepted: 01/15/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND/PURPOSE Few studies have examined the risk factors for gallbladder (GB) disease in young adults. This study aimed to evaluate risk factors for GB disease in young adults based on big data in Korea. METHODS All participants underwent routine checkup at the Korea Medical Institute from June 2014 to May 2015. After excluding 677 individuals with missing information in records, 724,114 individuals (435,635 men, 288,479 women) were finally included. The definition of abnormal GB finding included stones, sludge, polyps, and adenomyomatosis detected using ultrasonography. All statistical analyses were performed using SAS software version 9.2. RESULTS Overall, 27,130 (17.5%) individuals were diagnosed as having abnormal GB finding in the young age group (N = 154,463, aged 20-39 years). In men, significant differences in low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and cholesterol levels were observed between the abnormal GB finding group and normal GB group (p < 0.05). In women, a significant difference in smoking history was noted between the abnormal GB finding group and normal GB group (p < 0.05). The prevalence rate of GB stones was 1.9% (27,979/154,463) in the young age group. High body mass index (BMI), large thigh circumference, and low high-density lipoprotein (HDL) level in women and low HDL level in men were independent risk factors for the presence of GB stones (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION In this study, obesity-related factors (BMI, waist size, thigh circumference, and cholesterol, LDL, and HDL levels) correlated with GB disease in the young generation of Korea.
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- Hyung Sun Kim
- Pancreatobiliary Cancer Clinic, Department of Surgery, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Pancreatobiliary Cancer Clinic, Department of Surgery, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
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Di Ciaula A, Wang DQH, Portincasa P. Cholesterol cholelithiasis: part of a systemic metabolic disease, prone to primary prevention. Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 2019; 13:157-171. [PMID: 30791781 DOI: 10.1080/17474124.2019.1549988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Cholesterol gallstone disease have relationships with various conditions linked with insulin resistance, but also with heart disease, atherosclerosis, and cancer. These associations derive from mechanisms active at a local (i.e. gallbladder, bile) and a systemic level and are involved in inflammation, hormones, nuclear receptors, signaling molecules, epigenetic modulation of gene expression, and gut microbiota. Despite advanced knowledge of these pathways, the available therapeutic options for symptomatic gallstone patients remain limited. Therapy includes oral litholysis by the bile acid ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) in a small subgroup of patients at high risk of postdissolution recurrence, or laparoscopic cholecystectomy, which is the therapeutic radical gold standard treatment. Cholecystectomy, however, may not be a neutral event, and potentially generates health problems, including the metabolic syndrome. Areas covered: Several studies on risk factors and pathogenesis of cholesterol gallstone disease, acting at a systemic level have been reviewed through a PubMed search. Authors have focused on primary prevention and novel potential therapeutic strategies. Expert commentary: The ultimate goal appears to target the manageable systemic mechanisms responsible for gallstone occurrence, pointing to primary prevention measures. Changes must target lifestyles, as well as experimenting innovative pharmacological tools in subgroups of patients at high risk of developing gallstones.
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- Agostino Di Ciaula
- a Division of Internal Medicine , Hospital of Bisceglie , Bisceglie , Italy
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- b Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases , Marion Bessin Liver Research Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine , Bronx , NY , USA
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- c Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Clinica Medica "A. Murri" , University of Bari Medical School , Bari , Italy
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Mei Y, Chen L, Zeng PF, Peng CJ, Wang J, Li WP, Du C, Xiong K, Leng K, Feng CL, Jia JH. Combination of serum gamma-glutamyltransferase and alkaline phosphatase in predicting the diagnosis of asymptomatic choledocholithiasis secondary to cholecystolithiasis. World J Clin Cases 2019; 7:137-144. [PMID: 30705891 PMCID: PMC6354088 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i2.137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2018] [Revised: 11/22/2018] [Accepted: 12/21/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) is one of the most important laboratory tests for the evaluation of liver damage. Through a long-term clinical observation of patients with secondary asymptomatic choledocholithiasis, we found that most patients had abnormal GGT serum levels.
AIM To investigate the combination of serum GGT and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) in predicting the diagnosis of asymptomatic choledocholithiasis secondary to cholecystolithiasis.
METHODS In this retrospective cohort study, the clinical data of 829 patients with cholecystolithiasis admitted to the Third Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical College from August 2014 to August 2017 were collected. Among these patients, 151 patients had secondary asymptomatic choledocholithiasis and served as the observation group, and the remaining 678 cholecystolithiasis patients served as the control group. Serum liver function indexes were detected in both groups, and the receiver operating characteristic (commonly known as ROC) curves were constructed for markers showing statistical significances. The cutoff value, sensitivity, and specificity of each marker were calculated according to the ROC curves.
RESULTS The overall incidence of asymptomatic choledocholithiasis secondary to cholecystolithiasis was 18.2%. The results of liver function indexes including serum aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, direct bilirubin and total bilirubin levels showed no significant differences between the two groups (P > 0.05). However, the serum GGT and ALP levels were significantly higher in the observation group than in the control group (P < 0.05). The ROC curve analysis showed that the area under the curve was 0.881 (95%CI: 0.830-0.932), 0.647 (95%CI: 0.583-0.711) and 0.923 (95%CI: 0.892-0.953) for GGT, ALP, and GGT + ALP, respectively. The corresponding cut-off values of GGT and ALP were 95.5 U/L and 151.5 U/L, sensitivity were 90.8% and 65.1%, and specificity were 83.6% and 59.8%, respectively. The sensitivity and specificity of GGT + ALP were 93.5% and 85.1%, respectively.
CONCLUSION An abnormally elevated serum GGT level has an important value in the diagnosis of asymptomatic choledocholithiasis secondary to cholecystolithiasis. The combination of serum GGT and ALP has better diagnostic performance. As a convenient, rapid and inexpensive test, it should be applied in secondary asymptomatic choledocholithiasis routine screening.
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- Yong Mei
- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, Guizhou Province, China
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- Diagnostics Laboratory, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, Guizhou Province, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, Guizhou Province, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, Guizhou Province, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, Guizhou Province, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, Guizhou Province, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, Guizhou Province, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, Guizhou Province, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, Guizhou Province, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, Guizhou Province, China
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Abstract
The high prevalence of cholesterol gallstones, the availability of new information about pathogenesis, and the relevant health costs due to the management of cholelithiasis in both children and adults contribute to a growing interest in this disease. From an epidemiologic point of view, the risk of gallstones has been associated with higher risk of incident ischemic heart disease, total mortality, and disease-specific mortality (including cancer) independently from the presence of traditional risk factors such as body weight, lifestyle, diabetes, and dyslipidemia. This evidence points to the existence of complex pathogenic pathways linking the occurrence of gallstones to altered systemic homeostasis involving multiple organs and dynamics. In fact, the formation of gallstones is secondary to local factors strictly dependent on the gallbladder (that is, impaired smooth muscle function, wall inflammation, and intraluminal mucin accumulation) and bile (that is, supersaturation in cholesterol and precipitation of solid crystals) but also to "extra-gallbladder" features such as gene polymorphism, epigenetic factors, expression and activity of nuclear receptors, hormonal factors (in particular, insulin resistance), multi-level alterations in cholesterol metabolism, altered intestinal motility, and variations in gut microbiota. Of note, the majority of these factors are potentially manageable. Thus, cholelithiasis appears as the expression of systemic unbalances that, besides the classic therapeutic approaches to patients with clinical evidence of symptomatic disease or complications (surgery and, in a small subgroup of subjects, oral litholysis with bile acids), could be managed with tools oriented to primary prevention (changes in diet and lifestyle and pharmacologic prevention in subgroups at high risk), and there could be relevant implications in reducing both prevalence and health costs.
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- Agostino Di Ciaula
- Division of Internal Medicine - Hospital of Bisceglie, ASL BAT, Bisceglie, Italy
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- Clinica Medica “A. Murri”, Department of Biomedical Sciences & Human Oncology, University of Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy
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