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1. Complicated gallstone disease in Sweden 1988-2006 : a register study
Sammanfattning : Background The gallstone prevalence in the western world is 10-20%. Most gallstones are silent, but symptoms and complications appear in 20-40%. The incidence of symptom development in patients with silent gallstones is 2-4% per year. LÄS MER
2. Evaluation of MRI as a diagnostic method in biliary tract conditions
Sammanfattning : The diagnostic value of modern fast pulse sequences and breath-hold technique was evaluated in a prospective study of patients with suspected biliary diseases. The cost-effectiveness of MRI compared to ultrasound was calculated. LÄS MER
3. Incidental Gallbladder Cancer : Incidence, predictors, management and outcome in a Swedish population
Sammanfattning : Background: Cholecystectomy is a common surgical procedure and incidental gallbladder cancer is a rare and unexpected finding at a cholecystectomy performed upon benign indications. Whether to perform routine or selective histopathology of the gallbladder specimen is still a subject for discussion. LÄS MER
4. Epidemiological and clinical aspects of non-acute gallstone disease
Sammanfattning : BACKGROUND Gallstones are common in many countries, but few patients develop severe complications. Fatal complications are rare and affect chiefly the very old. Gallstones may be an aetiological factor for gallbladder cancer, which has a poor prognosis but seldom occurs in young people. The risk of developing gallbladder cancer is small. LÄS MER
5. Gallbladder and pancreatic disease in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis
Sammanfattning : The aims of this study were to assess the occurrence of gallbladder abnormalities and dysfunction, to evaluate clinically useful biomarkers for premalignancy and malignancy in gallbladder epithelium and to assess presence of pancreatic duct changes and early pancreatic abnormalities in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). In paper I and III we investigated presence of gallbladder abnormalities in 286 patients with PSC treated at Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, between 1970 and 2005. LÄS MER