Gallstones are very frequent worldwide with a prevalence ranging from 10% to 15% in Western countries to <5% in Africa, with the geographic variations being associated with genetic and environmental factors.1 Although asymptomatic in more than 80% of patients, gallstone disease incurs one of the highest health care costs among digestive diseases and hospitalization is frequent as a consequence of its complications.
Gallstones: Bad Company for the Steatotic Liver / Alvaro, Domenico. - In: GASTROENTEROLOGY. - ISSN 0016-5085. - 152:6(2017), pp. 1284-1286. [10.1053/j.gastro.2017.03.020]
Gallstones: Bad Company for the Steatotic Liver
ALVARO, Domenico
2017
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Gallstones are very frequent worldwide with a prevalence ranging from 10% to 15% in Western countries to <5% in Africa, with the geographic variations being associated with genetic and environmental factors.1 Although asymptomatic in more than 80% of patients, gallstone disease incurs one of the highest health care costs among digestive diseases and hospitalization is frequent as a consequence of its complications.File allegati a questo prodotto
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