Diseases

Cholelithiasis

Presence or formation of GALLSTONES in the BILIARY TRACT, usually in the gallbladder (CHOLECYSTOLITHIASIS) or the common bile duct (CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS).

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Abstract

Presence or formation of GALLSTONES in the BILIARY TRACT, usually in the gallbladder (CHOLECYSTOLITHIASIS) or the common bile duct (CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS).

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Gallstone Disease
  • Cholelithiases
  • Gallstone Diseases

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Aspects Covered

37 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

CHOLECYSTOLITHIASIS and CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS are also available

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NLM Classification

WI 755

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cholelithiasis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002769. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002769
  2. Cholelithiasis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallstone
  3. Cholelithiasis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7069348