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==Cholelithiasis== | ==Cholelithiasis== | ||
*[[AKA]] ''gallstones''. | |||
===General=== | ===General=== | ||
*Often accompanies cholecystitis/contributes and/or causes cholecystitis | *Often accompanies cholecystitis/contributes and/or causes cholecystitis | ||
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Note: | Note: | ||
*Most stones technically speaking are a mix, i.e. cholesterol and pigment. Many call yellow stones that are a mix "cholesterol stones". | *Most stones technically speaking are a mix, i.e. cholesterol and pigment. Many call yellow stones that are a mix "cholesterol stones". | ||
====Epidemiology==== | |||
Classic risk factors for gallstones - 4 Fs:<ref name=pmid18540184>{{Cite journal | last1 = Szwed | first1 = Z. | last2 = Zyciński | first2 = P. | title = [4F's--still up to date risk factors of cholelithiasis]. | journal = Wiad Lek | volume = 60 | issue = 11-12 | pages = 570-3 | month = | year = 2007 | doi = | PMID = 18540184 }}</ref> | |||
*'''F'''emale. | |||
*'''F'''at. | |||
*'''F'''orty. | |||
*'''F'''ertile. | |||
Additional: | |||
*Family history. | |||
====Cholesterol stones==== | ====Cholesterol stones==== | ||