Global Epidemiology of Gallstones in the 21st Century: A …
2024年2月19日 · This study provides the summarized estimates for gallstone frequency in the 21st century. The results suggest a high prevalence and incidence of gallstones around the globe, and that gallstone prevalence varies in different countries and continents.
Epidemiology of gallstones - PubMed
Gallstones are common with prevalences as high as 60% to 70% in American Indians and 10% to 15% in white adults of developed countries. Ethnic differences abound with a reduced frequency in black Americans and those from East Asia, while being rare in sub-Saharan Africa.
Gallstones (Cholelithiasis) - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
2024年8月17日 · Gallstones are crystallized deposits in the gallbladder or within the biliary tree, composed of cholesterol, bilirubin, and bile. Although often asymptomatic and discovered incidentally, gallstones can cause right upper abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, obstruction, cholangitis, and pancreatitis, especially after consuming greasy or spicy foods.
Global Epidemiology of Gallstones in the 21st Century: A
Results: Based on 115 studies with 32,610,568 participants, the pooled prevalence of gallstones was 6.1% (95% CI, 5.6-6.5). Prevalence was higher in females vs males (7.6% vs 5.4%), in South America vs Asia (11.2% vs 5.1%), in upper-middle-income countries vs high-income countries (8.9% vs 4.0%), and with advancing age.
Gallstones: Epidemiology, risk factors and prevention
2022年9月12日 · This topic will review the epidemiology, risk factors, and strategies for prevention of gallstones. The clinical presentation, diagnosis and management of gallstone disease are discussed in detail separately. (See "Clinical manifestations and evaluation of gallstone disease in adults" and "Approach to the management of gallstones".) EPIDEMIOLOGY
Epidemiology of Gallbladder Disease: Cholelithiasis and Cancer
Diseases of the gallbladder are common and costly. The best epidemiological screening method to accurately determine point prevalence of gallstone disease is ultrasonography. Many risk factors for cholesterol gallstone formation are not modifiable such as ethnic background, increasing age, female gender and family history or genetics.
The Growing Global Burden of Gallstone Disease
Gallstone prevalence and chronological changes. There is a marked geographic variation in gallstone prevalence (Figure 1). In developed countries, more than 85% of gallstones are cholesterol stones. About 20 million people in the USA (15% of the population) have gallstones 1.
Epidemiology of gallbladder disease: cholelithiasis and cancer
2012年6月2日 · Diseases of the gallbladder are common and costly. The best epidemiological screening method to accurately determine point prevalence of gallstone disease is ultrasonography. Many risk factors for cholesterol gallstone formation are not modifiable such as ethnic background, increasing age, female gender and family history or genetics.
Epidemiology, pathogenesis, and classification of biliary …
2006年1月1日 · Approximately l5% of the American population is found to have gallstones, and over 0.7 million cholecystectomies are performed every year. 1 Of these, 10–15% cases are found to have concomitant common-bile-duct (CBD) stones, but in the Western world few cases are reported with CBD stones in the absence of gallbladder stones.
Epidemiology and Pathogenesis of Gallstones | SpringerLink
2017年9月25日 · The prevalence of cholelithiasis or gallstones is highly variable throughout the world with a much higher prevalence well published in several ethnicities. Gallstones are common in the adult population affecting over 10–15% of the Caucasian adult population in...