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Common causes of [[Gallstone disease|gallstone]] disease include increasing [[Ageing|age]], [[Oral contraceptive|oral contraceptive pills]], [[pregnancy]], [[Diabetes mellitus|diabetes]] and [[obesity]]. Less common causes include prolonged [[Blood sugar|fasting]], [[hemolytic anemia]] and [[inflammatory bowel disease]]. Life threatening causes include conditions causing hepatic and biliary [[cirrhosis]]. | Common causes of [[Gallstone disease|gallstone]] disease include increasing [[Ageing|age]], [[Oral contraceptive|oral contraceptive pills]], [[pregnancy]], [[Diabetes mellitus|diabetes]] and [[obesity]]. Less common causes include prolonged [[Blood sugar|fasting]], [[hemolytic anemia]] and [[inflammatory bowel disease]]. Life threatening causes include conditions causing hepatic and biliary [[cirrhosis]]. | ||
==Causes== | ==Causes== | ||
===Life Threatening Causes=== | ===Life Threatening Causes=== | ||
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> | 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> | ||
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===Most Common Causes=== | ===Most Common Causes=== | ||
Most common causes of gallstones include:<ref name="pmid8423030">{{cite journal |vauthors=Valdivieso V, Covarrubias C, Siegel F, Cruz F |title=Pregnancy and cholelithiasis: pathogenesis and natural course of gallstones diagnosed in early puerperium |journal=Hepatology |volume=17 |issue=1 |pages=1–4 |year=1993 |pmid=8423030 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid2332595">{{cite journal |vauthors=Alvaro D, Angelico M, Gandin C, Ginanni Corradini S, Capocaccia L |title=Physico-chemical factors predisposing to pigment gallstone formation in liver cirrhosis |journal=J. Hepatol. |volume=10 |issue=2 |pages=228–34 |year=1990 |pmid=2332595 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | |||
*[[Aging]] | *[[Aging]] | ||
*[[Combined oral contraceptive pill]] | *[[Combined oral contraceptive pill]] | ||
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*[[Clofibrate]] treatment | *[[Clofibrate]] treatment | ||
*[[Obesity]] | *[[Obesity]] | ||
*[[Pregnancy]] | *[[Pregnancy]] | ||
===Less Common Causes=== | ===Less Common Causes=== | ||
Lessc Common causes of gallstones include:<ref name="pmid8423030">{{cite journal |vauthors=Valdivieso V, Covarrubias C, Siegel F, Cruz F |title=Pregnancy and cholelithiasis: pathogenesis and natural course of gallstones diagnosed in early puerperium |journal=Hepatology |volume=17 |issue=1 |pages=1–4 |year=1993 |pmid=8423030 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid2332595">{{cite journal |vauthors=Alvaro D, Angelico M, Gandin C, Ginanni Corradini S, Capocaccia L |title=Physico-chemical factors predisposing to pigment gallstone formation in liver cirrhosis |journal=J. Hepatol. |volume=10 |issue=2 |pages=228–34 |year=1990 |pmid=2332595 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | |||
*[[Blood sugar|Fasting]] | *[[Blood sugar|Fasting]] | ||
*[[Hemolytic anemia]] | *[[Hemolytic anemia]] | ||
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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
Most common causes of gallstones include:[2][3]
Less Common Causes
Lessc Common causes of gallstones include:[2][3]
Causes by Organ System
Causes in Alphabetical Order
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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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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.