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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Gallstone disease may be classified according to the chemical analysis of the stone found into 3 subtypes/groups: pure cholesterol, mixed cholesterol, bilrubin stones and composite.<ref name="pmid26730029">{{cite journal |vauthors=Cariati A |title=Gallstone Classification in Western Countries |journal=Indian J Surg |volume=77 |issue=Suppl 2 |pages=376–80 |year=2015 |pmid=26730029 |pmc=4692910 |doi=10.1007/s12262-013-0847-y |url=}}</ref> | |||
==Classification== | |||
==Classification== | *Gallstone disease may be classified according to chemical analysis of the stone found into 3 subtypes/groups: pure cholesterol, mixed cholesterol, bilrubin stones and composite into 4 subtypes/groups:<ref name="pmid26730029">{{cite journal |vauthors=Cariati A |title=Gallstone Classification in Western Countries |journal=Indian J Surg |volume=77 |issue=Suppl 2 |pages=376–80 |year=2015 |pmid=26730029 |pmc=4692910 |doi=10.1007/s12262-013-0847-y |url=}}</ref> | ||
**Pure Cholesterol | |||
**Mixed Cholesterol | |||
**Biilrubin | |||
**Composite: Calcium carbonate, calcium palmitate and whitlockite | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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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
Gallstone disease may be classified according to the chemical analysis of the stone found into 3 subtypes/groups: pure cholesterol, mixed cholesterol, bilrubin stones and composite.[1]
Classification
- Gallstone disease may be classified according to chemical analysis of the stone found into 3 subtypes/groups: pure cholesterol, mixed cholesterol, bilrubin stones and composite into 4 subtypes/groups:[1]
- Pure Cholesterol
- Mixed Cholesterol
- Biilrubin
- Composite: Calcium carbonate, calcium palmitate and whitlockite
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cariati A (2015). "Gallstone Classification in Western Countries". Indian J Surg. 77 (Suppl 2): 376–80. doi:10.1007/s12262-013-0847-y. PMC 4692910. PMID 26730029.