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Brown pigment gallstones

MedGen UID:
868694
•Concept ID:
C4023097
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Disease or Syndrome
HPO: HP:0011983

Definition

A type of pigment gallstone that is brown, containing calcium fatty acids. These stones are softer than black pigment gallstones. [from HPO]

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CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVBrown pigment gallstones

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PubMed

Evaluation of gallstone classification and their diagnosis through serum parameters as emerging tools in treatment: a narrative review.
Sharma B, Sharma SR
Postgrad Med 2022 Sep;134(7):644-653. Epub 2022 Jul 27 doi: 10.1080/00325481.2022.2103350. PMID: 35841159
Pathogenesis of gallstones: implications for management.
Duane WC
Hosp Pract (Off Ed) 1990 Mar 15;25(3):65-76, 79-80. doi: 10.1080/21548331.1990.11703924. PMID: 2107192

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Hepatic cholesterol and bile acid synthesis in Japanese patients with cholesterol gallstones.
Honda A, Yoshida T, Tanaka N, Matsuzaki Y, He B, Osuga T, Kobayashi N, Ozawa K
Gastroenterol Jpn 1993 Jun;28(3):406-14. doi: 10.1007/BF02776986. PMID: 8344502

Clinical prediction guides

Bacteria and gallstone nucleation.
Vitetta L, Sali A, Moritz V, Shaw A, Carson P, Little P, Elzarka A
Aust N Z J Surg 1989 Jul;59(7):571-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1989.tb01633.x. PMID: 2546527

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