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Indian J Surg Oncol 2018 Dec 20;9(4):618-621. Epub 2018 Jul 20.

1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, K.S. Hegde Medical Academy, Mangalore, 575018 India.

The ovary is a common site of metastasis from various organs. However, little is known about gallbladder carcinoma metastasising to the ovaries and presenting as a primary ovarian tumour. We report a case of a metastatic gallbladder carcinoma which mimicked a primary ovarian tumour in a 31-year-old woman who presented with menstrual symptoms and an ovarian mass without obvious signs and symptoms related to gallbladder carcinoma. Read More

Indian J Surg Oncol 2018 Dec 31;9(4):530-537. Epub 2018 Jul 31.

1Department of General Surgery, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, UP India.

Gallbladder cancer (CaGB) in the subcontinent belongs to low socioeconomic status, and at the time of diagnosis, a large number is unresectable or inoperable so the palliative treatment remains the only option. In the present study, attempt was made to see the effect and safety profile of single-agent oral capecitabine in inoperable CaGB in presence of low levels of jaundice post-single-catheter transhepatic external biliary drainage. In  = 35 of inoperable jaundiced CaGB, post-biliary drainage capecitabine in low dose was started when their total bilirubin levels fell to 10 mg% or below. Read More

J Parasit Dis 2018 Dec 13;42(4):646-650. Epub 2018 Oct 13.

1Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, 62511 Egypt.

Scarce literature studying parasites, particularly helminths, of gallbladder of cats in Egypt are available. Stray cats () are widespread in Beni-Suef, Egypt. Therefore, a total of 62 stray cats were necropsied and parasitologically examined. Read More

J Oncol Pract 2018 Dec;14(12):701-708

South East Cancer Center, University Hospital Waterford, Waterford, Ireland; and Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Biliary tract cancers, including gallbladder cancer, intrahepatic, perihilar, and distal cholangiocarcinomas, although anatomically contiguous, represent a heterogeneous group of cancers with extensive biologic and genetic diversity. With early disease, surgical resection is the preferred option for all subtypes; however, relapse rates remain high, and survival outcomes are poor. Data to guide the use of adjuvant therapy have been limited to retrospective series, population-based studies, and meta-analyses, all with their associated limitations. Read More

Surg Endosc 2018 Dec 10. Epub 2018 Dec 10.

Division of Bariatric, Foregut and Advanced Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stony Brook University Medical Center, 100 Nichols Road, HSC T18-040, Stony Brook, 11794, NY, USA.

Introduction: Early readmissions (30 days) have been used as a measure of health care quality. The purpose of our study was to evaluate patterns of readmission for a longer period (up to 2 years) following Hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) surgery in the state of New York.

Methods: The State Planning and Research Cooperative System database was utilized to identify patients undergoing complex HPB procedures between 2010 and 2012. Read More

Med Ultrason 2018 Dec;20(4):420-426

Department of ultrasound, Drumtower Hospital, Medical College of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.

The aim of this study is to evaluate if contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) can improve the differential diagnostic performance of gallbladder (GB) lesions.

Materials And Methods: Forty-nine patients (18 men, 31 women; mean age, 54.8±14. Read More

Med Ultrason 2018 Dec;20(4):413-419

Medizinische Klinik 2, Caritas-Krankenhaus Bad Mergentheim, Bad Mergentheim, Germany.

Ascariasis debris of the gallbladder is a very rare incidental or symptomatic presentation. Ascaris debris has a pseudotumorous appearance and may be confused with neoplasia. The aim of the current retrospective study is to investigate the value of contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) for the differential diagnosis of ascariasis debris and neoplasia of the gallbladder. Read More

Case Rep Surg 2018 4;2018:3931674. Epub 2018 Nov 4.

Department of Surgery, Chugoku Rosai Hospital, 1-5-1 Hirotagaya, Kure, Hiroshima 737-0193, Japan.

Pylephlebitis is defined as a septic thrombophlebitis of the portal vein and its tributaries that is associated with multiple suppurative abdominal infections. We report a case of pylephlebitis associated with a cholecystocolonic fistula (CCF). A 41-year-old man presented with upper abdominal pain and anorexia for 1 month. Read More

Khirurgiia (Mosk) 2018 (11):20-23

Botkin Municipal Clinical Hospital, Moscow, Russia.

In the time period from 2009 to 2017 in Botkin Hospital (Moscow) bilateral biliary stenting was performed in 43 patients with malignant common hepatic duct stricture. Patients were divided into 2 statistically homogeneous groups: 'side-by-side' stenting in 28 patients and percutaneous 'Y'-biliary stent placement in 15 patients. The causes of malignant obstruction were as follows: in the 1 group 13 (46. Read More

Khirurgiia (Mosk) 2018 (10):51-54

Azerbaijan Medical University, Baku, Azerbaijan.

Aim: To analyze concentration of some antimicrobial peptides and cytotoxins in acute calculous cholecystitis regarding gallbladder inflammation grade.

Material And Methods: There were 69 patients with catarrhal (29), phlegmonous (24) inflammation and gangrenous phlegmon (19). Some antimicrobial peptides (HNP-α, BPI, endotoxin, neutrophil elastase, lactoferritin, hepcidin) and cytokines (TNF-α, IL-6, 8, 10) in blood serum as well as hepcidin, TNF-α and IL-6 in hepatic biopsy samples were assessed. Read More

J Surg Res 2019 Feb 16;234:269-276. Epub 2018 Oct 16.

Changzhou First People's Hospital, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China. Electronic address:

Background: Preliminary study on the feasibility and efficacy of laparoscopic cholecystectomy and radical cholecystectomy in stage Tis-T3 gallbladder cancer (GBC).

Methods: Retrospective analysis of the clinical data of 102 patients with GBC from August 2008 to August 2017 in the Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery at the Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University. The clinical and pathological data of laparoscopic surgery and open surgery were compared. Read More

Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech 2018 Dec 4. Epub 2018 Dec 4.

Departments of Surgery.

Objective: Ultrasound (US) evaluation of biliary pathology can be influenced by a variety of factors. This study examines the effect of patient specific factors on the accuracy of sonographic evaluation of gallbladder wall thickness (GBW).

Methods: We performed a retrospective review of all patients who underwent cholecystectomy at a single institution from November 2012 to October 2015. Read More

Int J Surg Pathol 2018 Dec 6:1066896918817374. Epub 2018 Dec 6.

2 University of California, Irvine, CA, USA.

Background: The hepatic tissue that may occupy specimens from routine cholecystectomies has yet to be studied. Our objectives were to determine the prevalence of hepatic tissue obtained at routine cholecystectomy, to determine whether such hepatic tissue can histologically withstand technical artifacts commonly associated with cholecystectomy, and to determine whether examining such hepatic tissue has diagnostic utility.

Materials And Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 50 specimens from routine cholecystectomies that were performed by surgeons who lacked knowledge of our study. Read More

Ann Med Surg (Lond) 2018 Dec 13;36:231-234. Epub 2018 Nov 13.

Department of Surgery, University Hospital Hairmyres, NHS Lanarkshire, East Kilbride, G75 8RG, Scotland, UK.

Introduction: Unexplained lactic acidosis (LA) in a critically ill patient often prompts investigations to rule out any reversible intra-abdominal cause. Equivocal results can lead to an emergency laparotomy (EL) with subsequent high morbidity and mortality rates. Our objective was to determine the clinical impact of urgent diagnostic laparoscopy (UDL) in such patients. Read More

J Am Geriatr Soc 2018 Dec 2. Epub 2018 Dec 2.

Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio.

Background/objectives: Over a million older patients in the United States are admitted yearly for emergency general surgery (EGS) conditions. Seven procedure types dominate: colon, small bowel, gallbladder, ulcer disease, adhesiolysis, appendix, and laparotomy operations. A higher comorbidity burden is known to increase mortality in this population, but the impact of specific comorbidity combinations is unknown. Read More

Clin J Gastroenterol 2018 Nov 30. Epub 2018 Nov 30.

Department of Gastroenterology, Sendai City Medical Center, 5-22-1, Tsurugaya, Miyagino-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.

A 59-year-old man with anorexia who had a history of cholecystectomy was referred to our hospital. Imaging examinations revealed a contrast-enhanced tumor in the residual cystic duct and a part of the common bile duct. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and peroral-cholangioscopy showed a papillary tumor with movement and a change in the shape. Read More

VideoGIE 2018 Dec 4;3(12):381-383. Epub 2018 Oct 4.

Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, St George Hospital, Kogarah, Australia.

Transl Gastroenterol Hepatol 2018 29;3:82. Epub 2018 Oct 29.

Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA.

Cholangioscopy allows direct visualization and subsequent therapeutic maneuvers of the biliary ductal system. With advances in endoscopic and imaging technology, cholangioscopy has become an important modality for the diagnosis of indeterminate biliary strictures and an essential therapeutic tool for difficult to remove biliary stones. Enhanced imaging and operability of the latest generation cholangioscopes have further expanded their clinical applications to include ductal tumor ablation, gallbladder drainage, access to difficult to reach branches of the biliary tree, and biliary foreign body manipulation. Read More

Hepatobiliary Pancreat Dis Int 2018 Nov 24. Epub 2018 Nov 24.

Department of General Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Croix-Rousse University Hospital, Lyon, France; Ecole Doctorale EDISS 205, Université Lyon 1, EMR 3738, Lyon, France.

Can J Ophthalmol 2018 Dec 16;53(6):e258-e260. Epub 2018 Mar 16.

University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta. Electronic address:

J Surg Res 2019 Jan 10;233:368-375. Epub 2018 Sep 10.

Department of General surgery, Huai'an First People's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Huai'an, Jiangsu, China.

Background: Laparoscopic Kasai portoenterostomy (LKPE) is generally regarded to have a poorer outcome for surgical treatment of uncorrectable biliary atresia. We herein described our initial experience of some modifications to make LKPE easier in the treatment of type III biliary atresia (BA).

Methods: During the period July 2012-October 2016, a total of 25 infants with type III BA were treated with a modified LKPE technique. Read More

Clin Nucl Med 2018 Dec 3. Epub 2018 Dec 3.

From the Department of Nuclear Medicine, Institut Curie, PSL Research University, Paris, France.

Malignant conjunctival melanoma is a rare tumor. A 46-year-old woman with a history of locally recurrent left conjunctival melanoma was followed by F-FDG PET/CT. Four years after the local recurrence treated by orbital exenteration, the follow-up PET/CT scan showed an incidental intense FDG uptake mass infiltrating the gallbladder associated with a low uptake of an infracentimetric pulmonary nodule. Read More

Front Microbiol 2018 20;9:2804. Epub 2018 Nov 20.

Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity, Infectious Diseases Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States.

Biofilm formation is a common strategy utilized by bacterial pathogens to establish persistence in a host niche. serovar Typhi, the etiological agent of Typhoid fever, relies on biofilm formation in the gallbladder to chronically colonize asymptomatic carriers, allowing for transmission to uninfected individuals. serovar Typhimurium utilizes biofilms to achieve persistence in human and animal hosts, an issue of both clinical and agricultural importance. Read More

Invest New Drugs 2018 Dec 4. Epub 2018 Dec 4.

Department of Medical Oncology, Kyorin University Faculty of Medicine, 6-20-2 Shinkawa, Mitaka, Tokyo, 181-8611, Japan.

Background This first-in-human phase 1 study assessed the safety of TAS-114, a novel deoxyuridine triphosphatase inhibitor, combined with S-1 to determine its maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and recommended dose (RD). Methods In this dose-escalation study with a 3 + 3 design, TAS-114 and S-1 were concurrently administered orally under fasting conditions at 5-240 mg/m and 30-36 mg/m, respectively, in patients with advanced solid tumors. Safety, efficacy, and pharmacokinetics (PK) were evaluated. Read More

J Pediatr Surg 2018 Dec 25;53(12):2511-2513. Epub 2018 Aug 25.

Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR.

This is a case with associated radiologic images for a pediatric patient who developed portomesenteric and splenic vein thrombosis (PMSVT) after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass with subsequent development of portal cavernoma and gallbladder varices (GBV). This case highlights both the importance of post-operative prophylactic anti-coagulation after gastric bypass and detailed imaging following a diagnosis of PMSVT. This case is relevant for pediatric surgeons as they are performing this operation more frequently with the increase in pediatric obesity. Read More

Ann Surg Oncol 2018 Nov 29. Epub 2018 Nov 29.

Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX, USA.

Background: Current guidelines recommend radical cholecystectomy with regional lymphadenectomy (RC-RL) for patients with T1b gallbladder cancer (GBC). However, the extent to which these guidelines are followed is unclear. This study aimed to evaluate current surgical practices for T1b GBC and their implications for overall management strategies and associated outcomes. Read More

Hepatobiliary Surg Nutr 2018 Oct;7(5):412-413

Department of General and Liver/Pancreas Transplant Surgery, University of Montpellier-College of Medicine, Hôpital Saint Eloi, Montpellier, France.

J Cytol 2018 Oct-Dec;35(4):255-259

Department of Cellular Pathology, Leighton Hospital, Crewe, Cheshire, United Kingdom.

Introduction: Neoplastic involvement of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) secondary to known or unknown primaries elsewhere is a poor prognostic factor and is equivalent to stage IV disease.

Aim: The aim of the study is to analyse the cytological features of neoplastic meningitis in a tertiary care center.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective study of 400 consecutive CSF samples was done in the cytology laboratory of our hospital. Read More

Hepatobiliary Pancreat Dis Int 2018 Nov 22. Epub 2018 Nov 22.

Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150086, China. Electronic address:

Pathol Res Pract 2018 Nov 2. Epub 2018 Nov 2.

Department of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, NO.166. DaxueXi Rd, Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, 530021, PR China. Electronic address:

Objectives: Hepatobiliary system cancer, which includes hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), cholangiocarcinoma, and gallbladder carcinoma, has an increase of incidence and mortality due to various risk factors. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is associated with various types of lymphomas and carcinomas, which is also acknowledged as the first-discovered human tumor virus. Despite this, there is no systematic analysis about the relationship between the infection of EBV and hepatobiliary system cancer. Read More

Pathol Res Pract 2018 Oct 22. Epub 2018 Oct 22.

Emergency Trauma Surgery, BinZhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou, Shandong, 256600, China. Electronic address:

Background: Numerous studies have demonstrated that aberrant microRNAs (miRNAs) are involved in tumorigenesis and tumor progression. Nevertheless, the precise role of miR-1-5p in gallbladder carcinoma cell growth and metastasis remains not fully revealed.

Material And Methods: The levels of miR-1-5p were detected in gallbladder carcinoma tissues and cell lines using qRT-PCR method. Read More

ANZ J Surg 2018 Nov 29. Epub 2018 Nov 29.

Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.

Background: The present study aimed to assess the risk factors of cholesterol and premalignancy in polypoid lesions of the gallbladder (PLGs) and to establish an appropriate treatment strategy.

Methods: Data from patients who underwent cholecystectomy at the First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, between January 2011 and July 2017, were collected retrospectively.

Results: A total of 1561 patients were included in the present study. Read More

Int J Hyperthermia 2018 Nov 29:1-6. Epub 2018 Nov 29.

a Department of Medical Ultrasonics, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Liver Disease Research , The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou , China.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the feasibility, safety and efficacy of intra-procedural contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) monitoring of the radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of liver cancers adjacent to gallbladder (GB) without GB isolation.

Materials And Methods: From May 2016 to July 2017, patients with liver cancers adjacent to GB (≤10 mm) who intended to undergo ultrasound-guided RFA without GB isolation in our hospital were prospectively enrolled. During the RFA procedures, CEUS was employed to evaluate the therapeutic response and the perfusion of the intact GB wall. Read More

J Cancer Res Ther 2018 Oct-Dec;14(6):1325-1329

Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Adıyaman University, Adıyaman, Turkey.

Introduction: Cholecystectomy performed for benign diseases of the gallbladder is important for the diagnosis of gallbladder cancer. This is done by pathological examination of the removed specimens for patients with no detected or suspected complications before surgery. Although some centers undertake selective approaches for histopathological examination of gallbladder specimens, many centers perform this examination routinely. Read More

Eur J Drug Metab Pharmacokinet 2018 Nov 28. Epub 2018 Nov 28.

Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.

Background And Objectives: Strategies for modeling the enterohepatic circulation (EHC) process reported in the literature vary; however, gallbladder-based models currently provide the best physiological representation of the process. Regardless, the addition of a gallbladder to the model does not fully depict the physiology of EHC. A more physiological gallbladder-based EHC model is needed. Read More

Abdom Radiol (NY) 2018 Nov 28. Epub 2018 Nov 28.

Department of Radiology, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Blvd., Winston-Salem, NC, 27157, USA.

World J Gastrointest Endosc 2018 Nov;10(11):326-339

Department of Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute, Lucknow 226014, Uttar Pradesh, India.

The liver has eight segments, which are referred to by numbers or by names. The numbering of the segments is done in a counterclockwise manner with the liver being viewed from the inferior surface, starting from Segment I (the caudate lobe). Standard anatomical description of the liver segments is available by computed tomographic scan and ultrasonography. Read More

World J Gastroenterol 2018 Nov;24(43):4870-4879

Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Nazarbayev University, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan.

Acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC) is the inflammatory disease of the gallbladder in the absence of gallstones. AAC is estimated to represent at least 50% to 70% of all cases of acute cholecystitis during childhood. Although this pathology was originally described in critically ill or post-surgical patients, most pediatric cases have been observed during several infectious diseases. Read More

Mymensingh Med J 2018 Oct;27(4):866-868

Dr Mohammad Omar Faruque Miah, Senior Clinical Pathologist, Department of Pathology, Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.

A 52 years old male was admitted at National Institute of Kidney Diseases & Urology, Dhaka, Bangladesh on 16th September 2016 with the history of oliguria, nausea, vomiting & swelling of both legs following consumption of rohu fish gall bladder for the permanent remedy of recurrent abdominal discomfort. He was admitted and received antiemetic, proton pump inhibitor. He had azotemia & underwent urgent haemodialysis (HD). Read More

Mymensingh Med J 2018 Oct;27(4):757-763

Dr Md Monoarul Islam Talukdar, Resident Surgeon (Surgery), Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh; E-mail:

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the gold standard in the treatment of gallstones. This study was carried out to determine the technical difficulties that can be encountered during laparoscopic cholecystectomy and to evaluate the role of ultrasonography in identifying patients at risk of conversion returning to open surgery. The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of preoperative ultrasonography in assessing technical difficulty faced during laparoscopic cholecystectomy in gallstone disease. Read More

ANZ J Surg 2018 Nov 28. Epub 2018 Nov 28.

Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery Unit, Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Background: Symptomatic cholelithiasis accounts for a significant burden of emergency general surgical presentations in Australia and the Western population. Access to hepatobiliary ultrasonography to facilitate diagnosis can lead to delays in timely treatment. Surgical ultrasonography at the bedside (SUB) can mitigate this barrier to patient care. Read More

Ultrasonography 2018 Oct 3. Epub 2018 Oct 3.

Department of Radiology, Eulji University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the comet tail artifact on ultrasonography can be used to reliably diagnose benign gallbladder diseases.

Methods: This retrospective study reviewed the clinical findings, imaging findings, preoperative ultrasonographic diagnoses, and pathological diagnoses of 150 patients with comet tail artifacts who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy with pathologic confirmation. The extent of the involved lesion was classified as localized or diffuse, depending on the degree of involvement and the anatomical section of the gallbladder that was involved. Read More

Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 11 19;11:CD012502. Epub 2018 Nov 19.

Pharmacy Department, First Affiliated Hospital of Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), 30 Gaotanyan Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing, China, 400038.

Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains an important cause of mortality and morbidity, and high levels of blood cholesterol are thought to be the major modifiable risk factors for CVD. The use of statins is the preferred treatment strategy for the prevention of CVD, but some people at high-risk for CVD are intolerant to statin therapy or unable to achieve their treatment goals with the maximal recommended doses of statin. Ezetimibe is a selective cholesterol absorption inhibitor, whether it has a positive effect on CVD events remains uncertain. Read More

Abdom Radiol (NY) 2018 Nov 26. Epub 2018 Nov 26.

Division of Gastroenterology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 236-0004, Japan.

Purpose: The purpose of the study is to evaluate the utility of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) for the differential diagnosis of gallbladder polypoid lesions (GPLs).

Methods: Thirty-six patients with GPLs (17 with gallbladder cancer, 19 with benign polyps) who underwent CEUS were enrolled in the study. The mean age of patients was 65. Read More

J Wildl Dis 2018 Nov 26. Epub 2018 Nov 26.

1   Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, 4125 Beaumont Road, Michigan State University, Lansing, Michigan 48910, USA.

A histopathologic study of free-ranging hummingbirds in California was performed to identify mortality trends. Tissues from 61 wild hummingbirds representing five native California species collected by the San Diego Zoo from 1996 to 2016 or the Lindsay Wildlife Experience from 2015 to 2017 were histologically examined. Birds were either found dead or moribund at the time of submission or were euthanized due to unresolvable health issues. Read More

J Surg Case Rep 2018 Nov 19;2018(11):rjy303. Epub 2018 Nov 19.

General Surgery, Manly Hospital, 150 Darley Road Manly Sydney, Manly, New South Wales, Australia.

A Caucasian 92-year-old female was admitted to hospital with acute epigastric pain associated with vomiting. Initial investigations revealed mildly raised inflammatory markers, normal liver function tests but a markedly distended gallbladder with prominent wall thickening. The patient was managed with intravenous antibiotics for acute cholecystitis but deteriorated significantly on Day 2 of admission. Read More

J Clin Med 2018 Nov 21;7(11). Epub 2018 Nov 21.

Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Medicine, College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan.

Several pathophysiological mechanisms are shared in both gallbladder stone disease (GSD) and migraines. We assessed the migraine risk for patients diagnosed with GSD. We identified 20,427 patients who were diagnosed with GSD between 2000 and 2011 from Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD) as the study cohort. Read More

Int J Environ Res Public Health 2018 Nov 21;15(11). Epub 2018 Nov 21.

Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China.

Background: Gallbladder diseases are common in Jilin, China. However, there have been few previous studies on this disease. Our study used the chronic disease database in Jilin Province to study the factors correlated with gallbladder diseases. Read More