Obesity Not Necessary, Risk of Symptomatic Cholelithiasis Increases as a Function of BMI

Obesity Not Necessary, Risk of Symptomatic Cholelithiasis Increases as a Function of BMI

Introduction: Obesity is a well-established risk factor for cholelithiasis. But most of the studies have actually tried to establish the risk of cholelithiasis in overweight and obese people. Very few studies have addressed the issue of cholelithiasis in patients with otherwise normal Body Mass...

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Main Authors: Bikram Kharga, Barun Kumar Sharma, Varun Kumar Singh, Kumar Nishant, Phuchungla Bhutia, Roshan Tamang, Nitin Jain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2016-10-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Subjects:
cholecystectomy
gall bladder
gallstones
Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/8736/22098_CE(RA1)_F(T)_PF1(Aa_RK)_PFA(P)_PF2(PAG).pdf

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