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Review
. 2001 Jan 13;322(7278):91-94.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7278.91.

ABC of diseases of liver, pancreas, and biliary system. Gallstone disease

I J Beckingham  1
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Review

ABC of diseases of liver, pancreas, and biliary system. Gallstone disease

I J Beckingham. BMJ. .
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Prevalence of gall stones in United Kingdom according to age
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Gall stones vary from pure cholesterol (white), through mixed, to bile salt predominant (black)
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Ultrasonogram showing large gall stone (thin arrow) casting acoustic shadow (thick arrow) in gall bladder
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Type 1 Mirrizi's syndrome: gallbladder stone in Hartmann's pouch compressing common bile duct and causing deranged liver function
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Type 1 Mirrizi's syndrome: gallbladder stone in Hartmann's pouch compressing common bile duct and causing deranged liver function
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Small bowel obstruction and gas in bile ducts in patient with gallstone ileus
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Laparoscopic cholecystectomy reduces the risk of surgery in morbidly obese patients
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Annual incidence of injury to bile duct during laparoscopic cholescystectomy, United Kingdom,1991-5. Adapted from Br J Surg 1996;83:1356-60
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Injury to common bile duct incurred during laparoscopic cholecystectomy before, during, and after repair by balloon dilatation
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Injury to common bile duct incurred during laparoscopic cholecystectomy before, during, and after repair by balloon dilatation
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Injury to common bile duct incurred during laparoscopic cholecystectomy before, during, and after repair by balloon dilatation
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Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatogram showing stone in common bile duct
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Large angular common bile duct stones. These are difficult to remove endoscopically
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