Features of gallstones in adult sickle cell patients

Morpho-constitutional analysis of gallstones revealed significant differences between sickle cell patients and other gallbladder stone formers. As expected, pigment stones, mainly composed of calcium bilirubinates, were the most common type of stones in the former (74.7 versus 22.5%, $p<10^{-6}$)...

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Main Authors: Daudon, Michel, Lionnet, François, Loi, Valéria, Amiot, Xavier, Boury, Antoine, Haymann, Jean-Philippe, Bazin, Dominique
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Académie des sciences 2022-08-01
Series:Comptes Rendus. Chimie
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Online Access:https://comptes-rendus.academie-sciences.fr/chimie/articles/10.5802/crchim.203/