A clinical study on gallstones in Bolivia.
- 1 January 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Japanese Society of Internal Medicine in Japanese Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 22 (2) , 90-94
- https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine1962.22.90
Abstract
To clarify the prevalence of gallstone disease in Bolivia, all the X-ray films of the biliary system in 656 cases taken during 10 mo. in La Paz were checked. Gallstones were found in 103 cases (15.7%). The ratio of male to female was 1:1.9. Cholecystolithiasis comprised 76.7% of them, while choledocholithiasis was rare. The analysis of gallstones removed surgically by an infrared absorption spectroscopy revealed that cholesterol was the main constituent of stones in 62 cases (93.9%) out of 66 cases.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: