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Chronic Cholecystitis : Risk Factors

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Risk Factors List

  • Age more than 50 years
  • Fatty food

Specific Risk Factors Articles

Gender and Health
Women ' s health differs from men ' s health, and not just with respect to reproduction. To understand and examine these differences appropriately, the variables of sex and gender are each relevant.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
Gallstones
Gallstones are formed within the gallbladder, an organ that stores bile excreted from the liver. Bile is made up of water, salts, lecithin, cholesterol, and other substances. If the concentration of these components changes, gallstones may form. Gallstones may be as small as a grain of sand, or they may become as large as an inch in diameter, depending on how long they have been forming.
Source:ADAM
Date:June 3, 2008
Gallstones
Gallstones are solid crystal deposits that form in the gallbladder, a pear-shaped organ that stores bile until it is needed to help digest fatty foods. These crystals can migrate to other parts of the digestive tract, causing severe pain and life-threatening complications.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Gallstones
Gallstones form in the gallbladder when there is an excessive increase in the concentration of cholesterol in bile. (Bile is a secretion of the liver that aids in fat emulsification.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
Gallstones
A gallstone is a solid crystal deposit that forms in the gallbladder, which is a pear-shaped organ that stores bile salts until they are needed to help digest fatty foods. Gallstones can migrate to other parts of the digestive tract and cause severe pain with life-threatening complications.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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