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== Overview ==
== Historical Perspective ==


The characteristics of gallstones are various. Independent of appearance, however, gallstones from animals are valuable on the market.
==Overview==
Humans have a long history with gallstones with the earliest recording being noted at least 7000 years ago. Autopsies performed on the earliest mummies in Egypt were discovered to have gallstones. Gallstones became easier to visualize in 1895 with the introduction of the plain x-ray film. In 1924 and 1970, IV cholecystography and [[percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography]] were developed respectively.


Gallstones are, oddly, a valuable by-product of meat processing, fetching up to US$32&nbsp;per&nbsp;gram in their use as a purported [[antipyretic]] and antidote in the herbal medicine of some cultures, particularly in China. The finest gallstones tend to be sourced from old dairy cows, which are called ''Niu-Huang'' (yellow thing of oxen) in Chinese. Those got from dogs, called ''Gou-Bao'' (treasure of dogs) in Chinese, are also used today. Much as in the manner of diamond mines, slaughterhouses carefully scrutinize offal department workers for gallstone theft.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sunday.ninemsn.com.au/sunday/cover_stories/transcript_785.asp |title=Interview with Darren Wise. Transcript |accessdate=2007-08-25 |work=Sunday}}</ref>
==Historical Perspective==
 
Gallstone disease has been noted as far back as when Egyptian pharaohs ruled. Autopsies performed on mummies found gallstones present within the body cavities.<ref name="pmid15802102">{{cite journal |vauthors=Shaffer EA |title=Epidemiology and risk factors for gallstone disease: has the paradigm changed in the 21st century? |journal=Curr Gastroenterol Rep |volume=7 |issue=2 |pages=132–40 |year=2005 |pmid=15802102 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
 
==Landmark Events in the Development of Treatment Strategies==
*From 1895 to 1924, plain film was developed to better detect [[X-rays|radiopaque]] stones.<ref name="pmid2003437">{{cite journal |vauthors=Feld R, Kurtz AB, Zeman RK |title=Imaging the gallbladder: a historical perspective |journal=AJR Am J Roentgenol |volume=156 |issue=4 |pages=737–40 |year=1991 |pmid=2003437 |doi=10.2214/ajr.156.4.2003437 |url=}}</ref>
*From 1924 to 1960, [[Contrast medium|contrast]] media was introduced which inspired the invention of IV cholecystography.
*From then on, in 1970, [[percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography]], [[Nuclear medicine|scintigraphy]], and [[Medical ultrasonography|sonography]] were invented.
*By 1980, the notion that gallbladder stones could be treated medically was introduced.


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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hadeel Maksoud M.D.[2]

Overview

Humans have a long history with gallstones with the earliest recording being noted at least 7000 years ago. Autopsies performed on the earliest mummies in Egypt were discovered to have gallstones. Gallstones became easier to visualize in 1895 with the introduction of the plain x-ray film. In 1924 and 1970, IV cholecystography and percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography were developed respectively.

Historical Perspective

Gallstone disease has been noted as far back as when Egyptian pharaohs ruled. Autopsies performed on mummies found gallstones present within the body cavities.[1]

Landmark Events in the Development of Treatment Strategies

References

  1. Shaffer EA (2005). "Epidemiology and risk factors for gallstone disease: has the paradigm changed in the 21st century?". Curr Gastroenterol Rep. 7 (2): 132–40. PMID 15802102.
  2. Feld R, Kurtz AB, Zeman RK (1991). "Imaging the gallbladder: a historical perspective". AJR Am J Roentgenol. 156 (4): 737–40. doi:10.2214/ajr.156.4.2003437. PMID 2003437.

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