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Apolipoprotein E4 genotype and gallbladder motility influence speed of gallstone clearance and risk of recurrence after extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Sept 1996
Portincasa P, van Erpecum K J, van De Meeberg P C, Dallinga-Thie G M, de Bruin T W, van Berge-Henegouwen G P
Abstract excerpt
Extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy (ESWL) is an effective treatment in selected gallstone patients, but stone recurrence is a major drawback. Factors potentially influencing gallstone clearance and recurrence were studied in 84 patients in whom stone dissolution was diagnosed after ESWL plus bile salt therapy for initial solitary (n = 55) or multiple (n = 29) radiolucent stones. Apolipoprotein E (apoE)...
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