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Gallstones - Review and Recent Progress

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Academic Editor

Qiang Yan
Qiang Yan

Huzhou Central Hospital,
China

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Huaping Shen
Huaping Shen

Zhejiang University Huzhou Hospital,
China

Published11 May 2022

Doi10.5772/intechopen.94688

ISBN978-1-83880-676-7

Print ISBN978-1-83880-675-0

eBook (PDF) ISBN978-1-83880-677-4

Copyright year2022

Number of pages110

Gallstones are one of the most common digestive system diseases in the world that can potentially lead to serious complications and even death. As such, this book discusses the epidemiological and pathophysiological characteristics of gallstones, the latest progress in the treatment of different types of gallstones, and the management of complications.

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Table of Contents

Open access  chapters

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3. Routine and Innovation in Surgical Therapy of Gallstones

By Peter Dubovan, Ramadan Aziri and Miroslav Tomáš

797
4. Infections of Biliary Tract

By Hema Prakash Kumari Pilli and Vijayalakshmi Payala

828
5. The Role of Endoscopic Ultrasound in Acute Cholecystitis

By Cosmas Rinaldi A. Lesmana and Laurentius A. Lesmana

326
6. Acute Alitasic Cholecystitis

By Giovanni Petracca, Francesco Zappia, Maccarone Giuseppe, Mazzeo Mariano, Mio Francesco, Fabrizio Silvaggio, Mileto Ivana, Plutino Francesco, Posterino Antonietta and Danilo Cafaro

289
7. Pathophysiology of Gallstones

By Mela Ram Attri, Irshad Ahmad Kumar, Ferkhand Mohi Ud Din, Ashiq Hussain Raina and Aakarshit Attri

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