May 2, 2003 — A retrospective cohort study reported in the April issue of the World Journal of Surgery showed a significant association between gallstones and the use of tamoxifen. "Despite tamoxifen ...

Bariatric surgery is widely acknowledged as an effective intervention for morbid obesity, offering significant and sustained weight loss. However, rapid weight reduction following these procedures is ...

(A) ABC transporters: The normal functioning of ABCG8/ABCG5, ABCB4, and ABCB11 enables the transport of cholesterol, bile acids, and lipids into bile (left). Mutations in any of these result in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists in a new study said that they "preliminarily verified" that microplastics can spur the formation of gallstones and ...

The gallbladder is a small, grape sized, organ attached to the digestive tract. It secretes a fluid called bile into it in response to a meal. Bile emulsifies dietary fats by increasing their exposure ...

I know a young woman who had gallstone surgery last year. A 28-year-old healthy woman was diagnosed with a 20mm gallstone. She had no idea about her condition until she visited a doctor complaining of ...