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Article: Gallbladder disease
Title | Gallbladder disease |
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Issue Date | 2000 |
Citation | Clinical Perspectives In Gastroenterology, 2000, v. 3 n. 2, p. 87-96 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Gallbladder disease in this country is largely related to gallstones. In western societies, stones are highly prevalent and are composed predominantly of cholesterol. In the United States, gallstones are present in ∼20% of adults and are a leading cause of hospitalization among patients with digestive diseases; >600,000 cholecystectomies are performed per year for gallstones. The cost of treating gallstone-related disease is estimated at >$5 billion per year. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/175826 |
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DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Ko, CW | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Lee, SP | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-11-26T09:01:37Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2012-11-26T09:01:37Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2000 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Clinical Perspectives In Gastroenterology, 2000, v. 3 n. 2, p. 87-96 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1098-8351 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/175826 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Gallbladder disease in this country is largely related to gallstones. In western societies, stones are highly prevalent and are composed predominantly of cholesterol. In the United States, gallstones are present in ∼20% of adults and are a leading cause of hospitalization among patients with digestive diseases; >600,000 cholecystectomies are performed per year for gallstones. The cost of treating gallstone-related disease is estimated at >$5 billion per year. | en_US |
dc.language | eng | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | Clinical Perspectives in Gastroenterology | en_US |
dc.title | Gallbladder disease | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.identifier.email | Lee, SP: sumlee@hku.hk | en_US |
dc.identifier.authority | Lee, SP=rp01351 | en_US |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-0034536629 | en_US |
dc.identifier.volume | 3 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issue | 2 | en_US |
dc.identifier.spage | 87 | en_US |
dc.identifier.epage | 96 | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Ko, CW=7202596492 | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Lee, SP=7601417497 | en_US |