Capocaccia / Ricci / Angelico Recent Advances in the Epidemiology and Prevention of Gallstone Disease

Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Epidemiology and Prevention of Gallstone Disease, held in Rome, December 4–5, 1989
Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-94-011-3744-7
Verlag: Springer Netherland
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 12, 167 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Developments in Gastroenterology

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Capocaccia, L.

Ricci, G.

Angelico, F.

Angelico, M.

Attili, A.F.

Lalloni, L.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of contents.- One: Methodology, Prevalence and Incidence of Gallstone Disease.- The GREPCO studies: methodology, prevalence and incidence data.- Prevalence and incidence of gallstone disease: the Sirmione study.- Gallbladder disease prevalence and cholecystectomy rates.- Prevalence of clinical gallbladder disease in Mexican Americans.- The Italian multicenter study on epidemiology and prevention of cholelithiasis (MICOL): ultrasonographic standardization.- Prevalence of gallstone disease in 18 Italian population samples: first results from the MICOL study.- Two: The Natural History of Gallstone Disease.- The natural history of gallstones: the GREPCO experience.- Natural history of gallstone disease: the Sirmione study.- 9. The outcome of gallstone disease in symptomatic and asymptomatic patients.- 10. Factors affecting the decision to undergo cholecystectomy for mildly symptomatic gallstones.- Three: Risk Factors for Gallstone Disease.- 11. Prevalence of gallstone disease in thalassaemia minor.- 12. Cholelithiasis and blood groups: evidence for a lack of association.- 13. Genetic, ethnic, and environmental factors: findings from the San Antonio heart study.- 14. Risk factors for gallstone disease: genetic, ethnic and environmental factors.- 15. Aging and gallstone disease.- 16. Gallstone prevalence in obese women: pathogenic role of hyperlipoproteinaemia and gallbladder motility.- 17. Serum lipids and gallstone disease.- 18. Dietary habits and gallstones: a study of male self-defense officials in Japan.- 19. Gallbladder and pregnancy.- 20. Risk factors for gallstone disease: the Sirmione study.- 21. Gallstones that form during rapid weight loss.- 22. Concluding remarks.