Cholesterol gallstones. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Cholesterol cholelithiasis is common in Western populations and represents a consequence of altered cholesterol homeostasis. Gallstones form because of a complex and incompletely understood series of metabolic and physicochemical events that promote cholesterol crystallization in bile. In the context of current paradigms, this article reviews recent progress in research on biliary lipid metabolism and the pathogenesis of cholesterol gallstones.

publication date

  • May 1, 2002

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0036226636

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1097/00001574-200205000-00011

PubMed ID

  • 17033308

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 18

issue

  • 3