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Abstract
Presence or formation of GALLSTONES in the BILIARY TRACT, usually in the gallbladder (CHOLECYSTOLITHIASIS) or the common bile duct (CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS).
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- Gallstone Disease
- Cholelithiases
- Gallstone Diseases
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.
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CHOLECYSTOLITHIASIS and CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS are also available
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Cholelithiasis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002769. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002769
- Cholelithiasis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallstone
- Cholelithiasis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7069348