Structured Summary
Abstract
Solid crystalline precipitates in the BILIARY TRACT, usually formed in the GALLBLADDER, resulting in the condition of CHOLELITHIASIS. Gallstones, derived from the BILE, consist mainly of calcium, cholesterol, or bilirubin.
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Synonyms
13 entry terms
- Biliary Calculi
- Gall Stone
- Gall Stones
- Gallstone
- Calculi, Biliary
- Biliary Calculi, Common Bile Duct
- Common Bile Duct Calculi
- Common Bile Duct Gall Stone
- Common Bile Duct Gall Stones
- Common Bile Duct Gallstone
- Common Bile Duct Gallstones
- Gall Stones, Common Bile Duct
- Gallstones, Common Bile Duct
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37 allowable subheadings
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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History Note
2004; use CHOLELITHIASIS 1975-2003
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Previous Indexing
- Cholelithiasis (1965-2003)
- Common Bile Duct Calculi (1965-2003)
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WI 755
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Gallstones. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D042882. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D042882
- Gallstones. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q272714