| Description |
1 online resource (299 p.) |
| Contents |
Front Cover -- Gallstone Formation, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of contributors -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 Historical perspective of gallstones -- Introduction -- History of gallstone classification -- Classification system for gallstone -- Former classification of gallstones -- Recent classifications of gallstones -- Conclusion -- References -- 2 Comparative study of gallstone with urinary stone and kidney stone -- Introduction -- Urinary stones -- Gallstones -- Types of gallstones -- Cholesterol gallstones -- Pigment stones -- Mixed stones |
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Pathophysiology of gallstones -- Kidney stones -- Calcium containing stones -- Uric acid stones -- Struvite stones -- Cystine stones -- Protease-related stones -- Comparative analysis of gallstone with kidney stones -- Gender prevalence -- Age prevalence -- Prevalence based on types of stones -- Chemical composition -- Conclusions -- References -- 3 Role of the gallbladder in our metabolism and immune system -- Introduction -- Bile acid production, secretion and storage -- Bile acid action in immunity and metabolism -- Physiology of gallbladder -- Epithelial cells -- Lamina propria |
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Muscle layer -- Formation, storage, and secretion of bile -- Formation of bile acid -- Classical or formal pathway -- Alternate or acidic pathway -- Enterohepatic circulation of bile acids -- Bile acid and blood-brain barrier (BBB) -- Role of gallbladder and biliary tree in immunity -- Role of gallbladder in our metabolism -- Conclusion -- Conflict of interest -- References -- 4 Factors prevailing for gallstone formation -- Introduction -- Who is at the risk of gallstones? -- Factors underlying gallstone formation -- Hepatobiliary disease -- Diet |
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Intestinal hypomotility and gallbladder motility -- Metabolic syndrome, diabetes, and insulin resistance -- Genetic trait -- Ion and water absorption -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgment -- References -- 5 Role of liver in gallstone formation -- Introduction -- Epidemiology -- Pathogenesis of gallstones -- Supersaturation of bile -- Role of mucus -- Calcium in bile -- Phospholipids in bile -- Types of gallstones -- Cholesterol gallstones -- Pigment gallstones -- Black pigment gallstones -- Brown pigment gallstones -- Mixed gallstones -- Classification by clinical aspects -- Asymptomatic gallstones |
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Symptomatic gallstones -- Factors affecting gallstone formation -- Genetic factors for gallstone formation -- Gallbladder contraction -- Microbiome -- Role of estrogen in gallstone formation -- Obesity -- Carbohydrate metabolism -- Treatment -- Observation for asymptomatic gallstones -- Prophylactic cholecystectomy -- Spectroscopic approaches to analyze and detect gallstones -- Fourier transform infrared -- Wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy -- Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry -- Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy -- Conclusion -- Conflicts of interest |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Bibliography |
References |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
sharma, Shubha rani
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Prasad, Ram
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| ISBN |
9780443160998 |
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0443160996 |
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