Epidemiology of Gallstones
2010; Elsevier BV; Volume: 39; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/j.gtc.2010.02.003
ISSN1558-1942
AutoresLaura M. Stinton, Robert P. Myers, Eldon A. Shaffer,
Tópico(s)Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments
ResumoGallstones are common with prevalences as high as 60% to 70% in American Indians and 10% to 15% in white adults of developed countries. Ethnic differences abound with a reduced frequency in black Americans and those from East Asia, while being rare in sub-Saharan Africa. Certain risk factors for gallstones are immutable: female gender, increasing age, and ethnicity/family (genetic traits). Others are modifiable: obesity, the metabolic syndrome , rapid weight loss , certain diseases (cirrhosis and Crohn disease), gallbladder stasis (from spinal cord injury or drugs , such as somatostatin), and lifestyle.
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