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Life threatening causes of gallstones include:<ref name="pmid2013429">{{cite journal |vauthors=Heaton KW, Braddon FE, Mountford RA, Hughes AO, Emmett PM |title=Symptomatic and silent gall stones in the community |journal=Gut |volume=32 |issue=3 |pages=316–20 |year=1991 |pmid=2013429 |pmc=1378843 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | |||
*[[Biliary cirrhosis]] | *[[Biliary cirrhosis]] | ||
*[[Cystic fibrosis]] | *[[Cystic fibrosis]] | ||
*[[Liver cirrhosis]] | *[[Liver cirrhosis]] | ||
===Most Common Causes=== | ===Most Common Causes=== | ||
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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
Common causes of gallstone disease include increasing age, oral contraceptive pills, pregnancy, diabetes and obesity. Less common causes include prolonged fasting, hemolytic anemia and inflammatory bowel disease. Life threatening causes include conditions causing hepatic and biliary cirrhosis.
Causes
Life Threatening Causes
Life threatening causes of gallstones include:[1]
Most Common Causes
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3References
- ↑ Heaton KW, Braddon FE, Mountford RA, Hughes AO, Emmett PM (1991). "Symptomatic and silent gall stones in the community". Gut. 32 (3): 316–20. PMC 1378843. PMID 2013429.
- ↑ Valdivieso V, Covarrubias C, Siegel F, Cruz F (1993). "Pregnancy and cholelithiasis: pathogenesis and natural course of gallstones diagnosed in early puerperium". Hepatology. 17 (1): 1–4. PMID 8423030.
- ↑ Alvaro D, Angelico M, Gandin C, Ginanni Corradini S, Capocaccia L (1990). "Physico-chemical factors predisposing to pigment gallstone formation in liver cirrhosis". J. Hepatol. 10 (2): 228–34. PMID 2332595.