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Pathophysiology and treatment of gallstones
1Department of Medicine, Stanford University Medical School, California.
The Medical Clinics of North America
|July 1, 1989
Abstract:
Spurred on by the discovery of "lithogenic bile" as a precursor, there has been much attention focused on the pathophysiology and treatment of gallstones. The article reviews the progress to date regarding the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, therapy, and recurrence/prevention of gallstones.