Association between gallbladder stones and chronic hepatitis C: Ultrasonographic survey in a hepatitis C and B hyperendemic township in Taiwan

Association between gallbladder stones and chronic hepatitis C: Ultrasonographic survey in a hepatitis C and B hyperendemic township in Taiwan

Gallbladder (GB) stones have been associated with several metabolic factors and liver diseases. This community-based study aimed at investigating the prevalence rate of GB stones and its associated factors in a hepatitis B virus (HBV)/hepatitis C virus (HCV)-endemic township in southern Taiwan. A to...

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Main Authors: Chia-Yen Dai, Chia-I Lin, Ming-Lun Yeh, Meng-Hsuan Hsieh, Chung-Feng Huang, Nai-Jen Hou, Ming-Yen Hsieh, Jee-Fu Huang, Zu-Yau Lin, Shinn-Cherng Chen, Liang-Yen Wang, Wen-Yu Chang, Jong-Shyong Chen, Ming-Lung Yu, Wan-Long Chuang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-08-01
Series:Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
Subjects:
Chronic hepatitis B
Chronic hepatitis C
Gallbladder stone
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X12003610

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