Search for dissertations about: "gallbladder stones."

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  2. 1. Complicated gallstone disease in Sweden 1988-2006 : a register study

    Author : Birger Sandzén; Mikael Öman; Erik Nilsson; Roland Andersson; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Gallstone disease; acute pancreatitis; acute biliary pancreatitis; common bile duct stones; acute cholecystitits; acute gallbladder disease; cholecystectomy; ERCP; endoscopic papillotomy; choledochotomy; Surgery; Kirurgi; kirurgi; Surgery;

    Abstract : Background The gallstone prevalence in the western world is 10-20%. Most gallstones are silent, but symptoms and complications appear in 20-40%. The incidence of symptom development in patients with silent gallstones is 2-4% per year. READ MORE

  4. 2. Trends and current clinical aspects of complicated gallstone disease - with special reference to endoscopic treatment

    Author : Eric Kullman; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Abstract : Time trends regarding incidence, management, and outcome of acute (AC) and elective cholecystectomy (EC), as well as symptomatic (cholangitis, pancreatitis, jaundice) and asymptomatic (detected accidentally during cholecystectomy) common bile duct (CBD) stones were studied during the time period 1970-1986 in a welldefined Swedish population. From period I (1970-1978) to period II (1979-1986) there was a four-fold increase in the ratio of AC (period I: mean 10/100,000/year, period II: mean 30/100,000/year) to EC (period 1: mean 190/100,000/year, period II: mean 120/100,000/year). READ MORE

  5. 3. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography : Perforation and long-term outcomes after endoscopic sphincterotomy

    Author : Ann Langerth; Britt-Marie Karlson; Bengt Isaksson; Per Hellman; Riadh Sadik; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Long-term outcome; ERCP; perforation; endoscopic sphincterotomy;

    Abstract : Endoscopic retrograde cholangio pancreatography (ERCP) is a commonly used procedure in various disorders of the pancreatobiliary tract. When extracting common bile duct stones (CBDS), the major duodenal papilla is divided using a papillotome to perform an endoscopic sphincterotomy (ES). READ MORE

  6. 4. Epidemiological and clinical aspects of non-acute gallstone disease

    Author : Gunnar E. Persson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Abstract : BACKGROUND Gallstones are common in many countries, but few patients develop severe complications. Fatal complications are rare and affect chiefly the very old. Gallstones may be an aetiological factor for gallbladder cancer, which has a poor prognosis but seldom occurs in young people. The risk of developing gallbladder cancer is small. READ MORE

  7. 5. On gallstone disease : complications and surgical treatment

    Author : Anne Waage; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Laparoscopy; cholecystectomy; complications; bile leakage; laparoscopic common bile duct exploration; common bile duct stone; acute cholecystitis; bile duct injury.;

    Abstract : Background: Gallstone disease is an important cause of morbidity in the Western world. Symptomatic gallbladder stones have been managed by cholecystectomy since 1882. READ MORE