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Giant Lithiasis in a Female Urethral Diverticulum
(2007)
The formation of gallstones in a urethral diverticulum is a rare clinical entity and is usually seen in males. The case of a 50 year old woman is presented, who consults for hard vaginal mass and dispareunia associated ...
Litíase biliar neonatal: revisão de literaturaNeonatal biliary lithiasis: literatures review
(Universidade Federal da Grande DouradosBrasilFaculdade de Ciências da SaúdeUFGD, 2023)
CHOLESTEROL CRYSTALLIZATION-PROMOTING ACTIVITY OF AMINOPEPTIDASE-N ISOLATED FROM THE VESICULAR CARRIER OF BILIARY LIPIDS
(WILEY, 1993)
Different hydrophobic glycoproteins are associated to native biliary vesicles, which are the major carrier of biliary cholesterol. Some of these proteins promote cholesterol crystallization, a key step in cholesterol ...
Niemann-Pick C2 Protein Expression Regulates Lithogenic Diet-Induced Gallstone Formation and Dietary Cholesterol Metabolism in Mice
(SPRINGER HEIDELBERG, 2012)
Niemann-Pick C2 protein (NPC2) is a lysosomal soluble protein that is highly expressed in the liver; it binds to cholesterol and is involved in intracellular cholesterol trafficking, allowing the exit of lysosomal cholesterol ...
Impaired biliary cholesterol secretion and decreased gallstone formation in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice fed a high-cholesterol diet
(2000)
Background & aimsBecause apolipoprotein E (apoE) is a key cholesterol transport molecule involved in the hepatic uptake of chylomicron cholesterol, it may play a critical role in controlling bile cholesterol elimination ...
Coverage of the gallbladder cancer prevention strategy in Chile: results from the 2009-2010 National Health Survey
(SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2015)
Background: In Chile, gallbladder cancer (GBC) is one of the most important causes of death and gallstone disease (GSD) is its main risk factor. Abdominal ultrasonography (AU) is used for the diagnosis of GSD and cholecystectomy ...