Open AccessExcess Body Weight and Gallstone Disease
Author(s) -
Caroline S. Stokes,
Frank Lammert
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
visceral medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.598
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2297-475X
pISSN - 2297-4725
DOI - 10.1159/000516418
Subject(s) - gallstones , weight loss , medicine , ursodeoxycholic acid , cholecystectomy , obesity , surgery , gastroenterology
Approximately one fifth of adults are diagnosed with gallstones worldwide. Of these, around 25% develop gallstone disease (indicated by the presence of symptoms) and undergo cholecystectomy.