Open AccessHyponatremia is associated with more severe biliary disease
Author(s) -
Michael J. Zobel,
Lygia Stewart
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of gastrointestinal surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1948-9366
DOI - 10.4240/wjgs.v12.i2.45
Subject(s) - hyponatremia , medicine , comorbidity , gastroenterology , bacteremia , pancreatitis , gallstones , severity of illness , disease , systemic inflammatory response syndrome , cholecystitis , cholecystectomy , biliary disease , gallbladder , sepsis , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , antibiotics
Sodium level is an important clinical predictor of complex biliary disease. Hyponatremia has been observed in conjunction with biliary disease, however the nature of this association remains unclear.