Abstract
This paper reviews the clinical presentation of gallstone disease, acalculous cholecystitis, biliary dyskinesia, and gallbladder cancer, as well as how to make best use of current diagnostic and treatment methods, particularly ultrasonography, cholescintigraphy, laparoscopic cholecystectomy, and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.
MeSH terms
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Biliary Dyskinesia / diagnosis
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Biliary Dyskinesia / surgery
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Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde
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Cholecystectomy / adverse effects
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Cholecystectomy / methods
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Cholecystitis / diagnosis
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Cholecystitis / surgery
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Cholecystostomy
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Cholelithiasis / diagnosis
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Cholelithiasis / surgery
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Colic / etiology
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Gallbladder Diseases / diagnosis*
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Gallbladder Diseases / pathology
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Gallbladder Diseases / therapy*
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Gallbladder Neoplasms / diagnosis
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Gallbladder Neoplasms / surgery
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Humans
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Laparoscopy / methods
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Polyps / diagnosis
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Polyps / surgery