Gallstone disease is common:> 700,000 cholecystectomies and costs of∼ $6.5 billion
annually in the US The burden of disease is epidemic in American Indians (60–70%); a …

Abstract Drug-induced calculi represent 1–2% of all renal calculi. The drugs reported to
produce calculi may be divided into two groups. The first one includes poorly soluble drugs …

Diseases of the gallbladder are common and costly. The best epidemiological screening
method to accurately determine point prevalence of gallstone disease is ultrasonography …

Gallstone disease is common and costly, creating over 700,000 cholecystectomies annually.
Its complications consume approximately $6.5 billion in the United States. Surveys using …

Gallstones are common in Western countries and Japan. Most gallstones are found in the
gallbladder, but they sometimes pass through the cystic duct into extrahepatic and/or …

The sickle hemoglobin is an abnormal hemoglobin due to point mutation (GAG→ GTG) in
exon 1 of the β globin gene resulting in the substitution of glutamic acid by valine at position …

Obesity is a strong risk factor for gallstones. The prevalence of gallstones increases steadily
with increasing body mass index, and gallstones are found in up to 35% of women with a …

Gallstone disease is a worldwide medical problem, but the incidence rates show substantial
geographical variation, with the lowest rates reported in African populations. Publications in …

Gallstones are a major cause of morbidity and mortality throughout the world. In the United
States alone, the diagnosis and treatment of gallstone disease accounted for more than $5 …

Abstract Drug-induced calculi represent 1–2% of all renal calculi. The drugs reported to
produce calculi formation may be divided into two groups. The first one includes poorly …