Browsing by Subject "Cholelithiasis"

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    • Cancer of the gallbladder - Chilean statistics 
      Olivares, Luis Villanueva (Cancer Intelligence, 2016)
      © 2017 the authors; licensee ecancermedicalscience. Chile has the world's highest rate of incidence as well as death from cancer of the gallbladder and biliary ducts. The problem is most acute in the southern provinces. ...
    • Cholelithiasis and cholecystitis in pre‐Columbian Chileans 
      Munizaga, Juan; Allison, Marvin J.; Paredes, Claudio (1978)
      Two cases of gallbladder disease found in Chilean mummies are presented. The cholesterol gallstones in these cases produced in one individual a localized peritonitis and in the other a probable duct obstruction. No cases ...
    • Free fatty acid concentrations in gallbladder bile collected from Chilean patients with gallstones 
      Tsuchiya, Yasuo; Serra Canales, Iván; Hori, Yasushi; Calvo, Alfonso; Villegas Ríos, Rodrigo Luis; Shibuya, Norio; Nakamura, Kazutoshi; Yamamoto, Masaharu (Clinical Biochemistry, 2006-04)
      Objectives: To evaluate the association between gallstones and biliary free fatty acids (FFAs) as the first attempt to clarify whether biliary FFAs relate to developing gallbladder cancer (GBC) in Chile, which has the ...
    • Long term follow-up of patients with symptomatic and asymptomatic cholelithiasis Seguimiento a largo plazo ... 
      Csendes Juhasz, Attila; Csendes González, Paula; Burdiles Pinto, Patricio (1996)
      Background: In Chile, cholelithiasis is a serious public health problem and there are no studies about its natural histoiy. Aim: To assess the long term evolution of patients with symptomatic and asymptomatic cholelithiasis. ...
    • Mortality associated with open and laparoscopic cholecystectomy Causas de mortalidad por colecistectomía ... 
      Csendes Juhasz, Attila; Yarmuch Gutiérrez, Julio; Díaz, Juan Carlos; Castillo, Jaime; Maluenda, Fernando (2012)
      Background: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is nowadays the standard surgical treatment for cholelithiasis. Aim: To determine surgical mortality of laparoscopic cholecystectomy as compared with the open procedure. Material ...
    • Prevalencia de colecistolitiasis y cáncer de vesícula en una población rural Aymara de Chile 
      Fonseca C., Marcelo; Báez B., Pablo; Csendes J., Attila; Calcagno Z., Sergio; Marcelain C., Katherine; Vargas M., Pablo; García R., José; Barlaro F., Teresa (Sociedad Médica de Santiago, Chile, 2020)
      Background: The prevalence of cholelithiasis and gallbladder cancer may be different across ethnic groups. Aim: To study the prevalence of cholelithiasis and gallbladder cancer among Aymara individuals. Material and ...