Open AccessEffect of Estrogen Therapy on Gallbladder Disease
Author(s) -
Dominic J. Cirillo,
Robert B. Wallace,
Rebecca J. Rodabough,
Philip Greenland,
Andrea Z. LaCroix,
Marian C. Limacher,
Joseph C. Larson
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.293.3.330
Subject(s) - medicine , medroxyprogesterone acetate , hazard ratio , placebo , gallbladder disease , cholecystitis , randomized controlled trial , estrogen , hysterectomy , gallbladder , gynecology , surgery , confidence interval , pathology , alternative medicine
Estrogen therapy is thought to promote gallstone formation and cholecystitis but most data derive from observational studies rather than randomized trials.
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