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Cholelithiasis and cholecystitis in pre‐Columbian Chileans
Author(s) -
Munizaga Juan,
Allison Marvin J.,
Paredes Claudio
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
american journal of physical anthropology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.146
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1096-8644
pISSN - 0002-9483
DOI - 10.1002/ajpa.1330480214
Subject(s) - gallstones , etiology , gallbladder , cholecystitis , medicine , disease , gastroenterology
Two cases of gallbladder disease found in Chilean mummies are presented. The cholesterol gallstones in these cases produced in one individual a localized peritonitis and in the other a probable duct obstruction. No cases of this disease have been seen in Peruvian mummies while in Chile it seems quite common, suggesting some environmental factor in the etiology.