Cholesterol cholelithiasis in pregnant women: pathogenesis, prevention and treatment
Epidemiological and clinical studies have found that gallstone prevalence is twice as high in women as in men at all ages in every population studied. Hormonal changes occurring during pregnancy put women at higher risk. The incidence rates of biliary sludge (a precursor to gallstones) and gallstone...
Main Authors: | Ornella de Bari, Tony Y. Wang, Min Liu, Chang-Nyol Paik, Piero. Portincasa, David Q.-H. Wang, M.D., Ph.D. |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2014-11-01
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Series: | Annals of Hepatology |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119309755 |
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