• Biliary colic , also known as symptomatic cholelithiasis , a gallbladder attack or gallstone attack , is when a colic (sudden pain) occurs due to a gallstone temporarily blocking the cystic duct . (wikipedia.org)
  • gallstone disease is the major cause of pancreatitis. (wikipedia.org)
  • Gallstone disease (cholelithiasis) is one of the most common gastrointestinal disorders in industrialised societies. (abdn.ac.uk)
  • MS and cholecystoenteric fistulas are rare and late complications of gallstone disease [ 3 , 4 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • This study aimed to detect the presence of Helicobacter in gallstone, gallbladder tissue and bile specimens from subjects with H. pylori -positive gastritis with cholelithiasis. (who.int)
  • Svensson J, Makin E. Gallstone disease in children. (medscape.com)
  • ABCB4 sequence variations in young adults with cholesterol gallstone disease. (medscape.com)
  • According to who statistics, gallstone disease is much more common in the female population of the planet than men. (doclandmed.com)
  • Fibroblast growth factor receptor 4 Gly388Arg polymorphism associated with severity of gallstone disease in a Chinese population. (cdc.gov)
  • Although gallbladder disease had traditionally been considered an adult condition, the prevalence has been rising in the pediatric population. (hpathy.com)
  • The prevalence of Cholelithiasis has been rising in the pediatric population. (hpathy.com)
  • Information from the NHANES III studies should yield a better understanding of the prevalence and risk factors of gallbladder disease, and lead to the development of improved primary prevention measures. (cdc.gov)
  • Prevalence of gallbladder stone disease in obese children and adolescents: influence of the degree of obesity, sex, and pubertal development. (medscape.com)
  • Prevalence and ethnic differences in gallbladder disease in the United States. (msdmanuals.com)
  • The prevalence of cholelithiasis was 50.4%% (66 of 131 patients). (bvsalud.org)
  • Prevalence of low phospholipid-associated cholelithiasis in young female patients. (cdc.gov)
  • Our goal was to evaluate the surgical follow-up and outcomes in patients seen in the emergency department (ED) for an episode of symptomatic cholelithiasis and discharged home for elective follow-up. (blogspot.com)
  • In patients with additional ED visits for symptomatic cholelithiasis, 60.9% had more than one abdominal ultrasound or computed tomography scan during the course of multiple visits. (blogspot.com)
  • Sickle cell disease is known to have a wide spectrum of clinical presentations from completely asymptomatic to a severe overwhelming crisis. (radiopaedia.org)
  • Cholelithiasis can manifest with biliary colic ( postprandial RUQ pain ) but is most commonly an incidental finding in asymptomatic individuals. (amboss.com)
  • ABSTRACT We studied gall bladder contractility in 61 children with beta-thalassaemia who were asymptomatic for gall bladder disease and 51 sex- and age-matched controls in Cairo, Egypt, using real-time ultrasonography. (who.int)
  • The complications of Cholelithiasis in children are similar to those in adults. (hpathy.com)
  • Most adult patients present a mild anemia or a totally compensated hemolysis, with fatigue, icterus, splenomegaly and risks of secondary complications including cholelithiasis. (orpha.net)
  • In a 10-year period between 1995 and 2005, only 10 patients were surgically treated for Caroli disease, with an average patient age of 45.8 years. (wikipedia.org)
  • Surgical resection has been used successfully in patients with monolobar disease. (wikipedia.org)
  • Cystic fibrosis is a chronic, progressive, and usually fatal inherited disease, though most patients with the condition live into at least their 30s. (fortherecordmag.com)
  • PURPOSE: Hyperglycemia and abnormal glucose tolerance tests observed in some patients with chronic Chagas' disease suggest the possibility of morphological changes in pancreatic islets and/or denervation. (scielo.br)
  • METHODS: Morphologic and computerized morphometric studies were performed in fragments of the head, body, and tail regions of the pancreas obtained at necropsies of 8 normal controls and 17 patients with chronic Chagas' disease: 8 with the digestive form (Megas) and 9 with the congestive heart failure form. (scielo.br)
  • Discrete fibrosis and leukocytic infiltrates were found in pancreatic ganglia and pancreatic islets of the patients with Chagas' disease. (scielo.br)
  • The results "indicate that physicians and patients should be concerned about the risks of gallbladder or biliary diseases with using GLP-1 agonists," study authors Liyun He and colleagues from Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China, summarize. (medscape.com)
  • ABSTRACT Earlier reports on the detection of Helicobacter DNA in the gallbladder tissue of patients with biliary diseases have shown discordant results. (who.int)
  • Atazanavir (as sulfate)/Ritonavir 300 mg/100 mg Tablets must not be administered to patients with decompensated liver disease (see sections 4.2 and 4.4). (who.int)
  • Objective To characterise a population-based cohort of patients with Gaucher disease (GD) in Israel relative to the general population and describe sociodemographic and clinical differences by disease severity (ie, enzyme replacement therapy [ERT] use). (bmj.com)
  • Conclusions Establishing a population-based cohort of patients with GD is essential to understanding disease progression and management. (bmj.com)
  • The electronic health record (EHR) data enabled the examination of a large, population-based cohort of patients with Gaucher disease (GD). (bmj.com)
  • The term "sickle cell disease" applies to all patients who have two abnormal beta chains. (radiopaedia.org)
  • We performed a retrospective review of consecutive patients seen in the ED for cholelithiasis and discharged without hospital admission between August 2009 and May 2014. (blogspot.com)
  • Patients can also be referred for unexplained hemochromatosis, since iron overload is frequently associated with the disease. (orpha.net)
  • The primary aim of this study is to determine the frequency of cholelithiasis in chronic liver disease (CLD) patients admitted to Zagazig university hospitals. (bvsalud.org)
  • The secondary aim is to determine the risk factors and their association with the underlying etiology and severity of liver disease.Patients and Methods: We conducted a hospital based study including 131 patients with chronic liver disease based on clinical, laboratory and Ultrasonographic findings. (bvsalud.org)
  • Conclusion: Cholelithiasis tends to occur more frequently in patients with decompensated CLD. (bvsalud.org)
  • The primary mechanism of disease in patients with PFIC1-2 is a defect in canalicular bile acid transport with primary retention of hydrophobic bile salts. (medscape.com)
  • Impaired gall bladder motility was evident in patients with beta- thalassaemia and it may be related to disease duration, serum ferritin and total serum bilirubin level. (who.int)
  • treats thalassaemia patients referred from The disease represents a major public health governorates in both Upper and Lower problem in the Mediterranean area, the Egypt. (who.int)
  • Sickle cell disease (SCD) (historically also known as drepanocytosis) is a hereditary (autosomal recessive) condition resulting in the formation of abnormal hemoglobin (a hemoglobinopathy ), which manifests as multisystem ischemia and infarction, as well as hemolytic anemia . (radiopaedia.org)
  • Hemoglobin SC (HbSC) disease , although a sickle cell disease subtype, with similarities to the classic condition, should ideally be considered as a distinct pathological entity 7 . (radiopaedia.org)
  • The term sickle cell disease is preferred to sickle cell anemia for the name of the condition, not least because the former term reflects the fact that the condition has multisystem effects, rather than just a severe form of anemia. (radiopaedia.org)
  • Individuals with one HbS beta chain and one hemoglobin C (HbC) beta chain, have a subtype of sickle cell disease known as hemoglobin SC (HbSC) disease 7 . (radiopaedia.org)
  • Wesdorp I, Bosman D, de Graaff A, Aronson D, van der Blij F, Taminiau J. Clinical presentations and predisposing factors of cholelithiasis and sludge in children. (medscape.com)
  • Caroli disease is commonly diagnosed after this "central dot sign" is detected on a CT scan or ultrasound. (wikipedia.org)
  • Caroli disease (communicating cavernous ectasia, or congenital cystic dilatation of the intrahepatic biliary tree) is a rare inherited disorder characterized by cystic dilatation (or ectasia) of the bile ducts within the liver. (wikipedia.org)
  • There are two patterns of Caroli disease: focal or simple Caroli disease consists of abnormally widened bile ducts affecting an isolated portion of liver. (wikipedia.org)
  • However, cholangiography is the best, and final, approach to show the enlarged bile ducts as a result of Caroli disease. (wikipedia.org)
  • Alanine aminotransferase and aspartate transaminase are usually suggestive of liver disease whereas elevation of bilirubin and alkaline phosphatase suggests common bile duct obstruction. (wikipedia.org)
  • Cholelithiasis is a disease in which the gall accumulates, the so-called "stones" (dense bodies, indicating the violation of the metabolism of bile acids). (doclandmed.com)
  • In an animal model of PFIC3, Abcb4 (Mdr2) knockout mice cannot excrete phospholipid into bile and develop progressive liver disease characterized by portal inflammation, proliferation of bile ducts, and fibrosis. (medscape.com)
  • Multiple sexual partners and an increased incidence of sexually transmitted diseases increase the risk of PID in adolescents. (medicinenet.com)
  • The higher incidence of cholelithiasis in CLD appears to be associated with HCV infection. (bvsalud.org)
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (cdc.gov)
  • The conclusions, findings, and opinions expressed by authors contributing to this journal do not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Public Health Service, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the authors' affiliated institutions. (cdc.gov)
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cannot attest to the accuracy of a non-federal website. (cdc.gov)
  • Ischemic colitis must be differentiated from the many other causes of abdominal pain , rectal bleeding , and diarrhea such as infection , inflammatory bowel disease , diverticulosis , or colon cancer . (wikidoc.org)
  • Cholelithiasis is defined as "the presence or formation of stones in the gall bladder" . (hpathy.com)
  • [4] Other conditions that produce similar symptoms include appendicitis , stomach ulcers , pancreatitis , and gastroesophageal reflux disease . (wikipedia.org)
  • Ultrasonography of the gallbladder is included as part of the digestive diseases component of the NHANES III. (cdc.gov)
  • In addition to ultrasonography, the digestive diseases component will also obtain information from interviews with sample persons. (cdc.gov)
  • Digestive diseases represent the third largest economic burden of illness in the United States. (cdc.gov)
  • Gallbladder disease is the most costly digestive illness, generating more than a billion dollars per year in direct costs for medical care. (cdc.gov)
  • Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver 2013 Nov 45 (11): 915-9. (cdc.gov)
  • A 2020 paper suggests that the rise in gallbladder disease in children may be because of the increasing number of children with obesity . (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • so, risk factors of this disease just more peculiar to the fair sex: a large number of births, obesity, and "cute" errors in diet lead to an accumulation of stones where it's not necessary. (doclandmed.com)
  • Auto-immune disease, diabetes mellitus, contraceptive pills and obesity are considered risk factors for cholelithiasis. (bvsalud.org)
  • After recognizing symptoms of related diseases, Caroli disease can be diagnosed. (wikipedia.org)
  • When the disease is localized to one hepatic lobe, hepatectomy relieves symptoms and appears to remove the risk of malignancy. (wikipedia.org)
  • The signs and symptoms of cystic fibrosis vary depending on the severity of the disease. (fortherecordmag.com)
  • ICD-9-CM codes are used in medical billing and coding to describe diseases, injuries, symptoms and conditions. (icd9data.com)
  • One reason for the unsatisfactory prognosis is the lack of effective screening and early symptoms, which contribute to the relatively delayed presentation of the disease. (medsci.org)
  • The supernatant was to peptic ulcer disease, gastritis and gastric excluded from the study. (who.int)
  • This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of Medscape, LLC and Preventing Chronic Disease . (cdc.gov)
  • In his past history, there was no operation and chronic disease. (hindawi.com)
  • These methods are useful adjuncts to iron load reduction therapy or when such therapy is ineffective or limited because of comorbid conditions, such as severe renal disease. (medscape.com)
  • We performed a Genome Wide Association Study (GWAS) using the Affymetrix 6.0 array in 965 African-American cases with T2DM and end-stage renal disease (T2DM-ESRD) and 1029 population-based controls. (kb.se)
  • To each sample, new approaches to the management of creatitis, inflammatory bowel disease, 200 µL of AL buffer were added and various gastroduodenal disorders [1]. (who.int)
  • Cholelithiasis can occur at any age, including prenatally, but is most common during puberty. (hpathy.com)
  • People with Caroli disease are 100 times more at risk for cholangiocarcinoma than the general population. (wikipedia.org)
  • Pelvic inflammatory disease is the infection and inflammation of female reproductive organs. (medicinenet.com)
  • Caroli disease is distinct from other diseases that cause ductal dilatation caused by obstruction, in that it is not one of the many choledochal cyst derivatives. (wikipedia.org)
  • Treatment with a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist was associated with a 37% increase in the relative risk of gallbladder or biliary disease compared with controls - especially when used at high doses, for a longer time, and for weight loss rather than type 2 diabetes - a new meta-analysis has found. (medscape.com)
  • The association between GLP-1 agonists and gallbladder or biliary disease is controversial, the authors write. (medscape.com)
  • Limitations of the meta-analysis include that the individual studies were not designed to evaluate the risk of gallbladder or biliary diseases associated with GLP-1 agonists. (medscape.com)
  • Future trials [of drugs in this class] should prespecify gallbladder and biliary diseases as potential adverse events, and fully test for and report on these outcomes," they urge. (medscape.com)
  • These results do not rule out the possibility of Helicobacter infection as a contributing agent or cofactor in the development of biliary diseases. (who.int)
  • 95% CI = 0.53-0.80), cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), and women's health. (bvsalud.org)
  • Risk factors for such disease that are susceptible to modification include excess body weight, a diet with a high fat or cholesterol content, diabetes, and certain medications. (health.mil)
  • The United States is more productive in all these diseases except for diabetes in the United Kingdom. (marginalrevolution.com)
  • The clinical presentation of the disease is very heterogeneous. (orpha.net)
  • In diffuse cases of Caroli disease, treatment options include conservative or endoscopic therapy, internal biliary bypass procedures, and liver transplantation in carefully selected cases. (wikipedia.org)
  • Their availability for duty and deployability are adversely impacted during the evaluation, surgical treatment, and convalescence associated with gallbladder disease. (health.mil)
  • Imaging and clinical notes were not available in the EHR, thus limiting the ability to evaluate treatment needs and track disease management. (bmj.com)
  • Cholelithiasis is common throughout the adult population, affecting as many as 25 million Americans and resulting in 500,000-700,000 cholecystectomies per year. (hpathy.com)
  • The most common form of SCD found in North America is homozygous HbS disease (HbSS), an autosomal recessive disorder first described by Herrick in 1910. (medscape.com)
  • Gallbladder disease and cholecystectomies were more common among service members who were female, American Indian/Alaska Native or Hispanic, older, in the Air Force, and in health care occupations. (health.mil)
  • Background and study aim: Liver Cirrhosis is a strong and a common known risk factor for Cholelithiasis. (bvsalud.org)
  • After reviewing 46 cases of Caroli disease before 1990, 21.7% of the cases were the result of an intrahepatic cyst or nonobstructive biliary tree dilation, 34.7% were linked with congenital hepatic fibrosis, 13% were isolated choledochal cystic dilation, and the remaining 24.6% had a combination of all three. (wikipedia.org)
  • Title : Recent trends in hepatic diseases during pregnancy in the United States, 2002-2010 Personal Author(s) : Ellington, Sascha R.;Flowers, Lisa;Legardy-Williams, Jennifer K.;Jamieson, Denise J.;Kourtis, Athena P. (cdc.gov)
  • Approximately half the individuals with homozygous HbS disease experience vaso-occlusive crises. (medscape.com)
  • Intermittent vaso-occlusive crises may be superimposed, or chronic low-level pain may be the only expression of the disease. (medscape.com)
  • Gaucher disease (GD) is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by a mutation in the beta-glucocerebrosidase ( GBA ) gene. (bmj.com)