Composition of gallstones in Coimbatore District of Tamil Nadu State.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Gallstones in northern India are predominantly of the cholesterol type; such information on gallstones in southern India is scant.AIM:
To analyze the composition of gallstones from patients residing in Coimbatore District in Tamil Nadu State.METHODS:
The stones were classified using the Bernhoft criteria and was correlated with the morphological characteristics.RESULTS:
Of the 105 gallstones analyzed, 67 (63.8%) were of the pigment variety and 36 (34.8%) of the intermediate/mixed type. There were only two cholesterol stones. The mean proportions of cholesterol, bilirubin and calcium in the pigment and intermediate stones were 7.1%, 26.1% and 7.8% and 30.2%, 18.4% and 6.3%, respectively. The mean proportion of bilirubin in the pigment stones was higher than in the intermediate type. Morphologically, pigment stones were black in 55% and amorphous in 63%; the intermediate stones were hard in 50% and of variegated color ranging from yellow to ivory white in 61%; both cholesterol stones were multiple, hard and brown.CONCLUSIONS:
There is a predominance of pigment and intermediate gallstones (98%) in this district. These stones have reduced cholesterol and an increase in bilirubin and calcium proportions.
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Asunto principal:
Anciano
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Colelitiasis
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Adulto
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India
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Persona de Mediana Edad
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Inglés
Año:
1998
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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