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Risk factors for gallstones include birth control pills, pregnancy, a family history of gallstones, obesity, diabetes, liver disease, or rapid weight loss. [4] Occasionally, acute cholecystitis occurs as a result of vasculitis or chemotherapy , or during recovery from major trauma or burns . [ 9 ]
In chronic pancreatitis, weight loss, fatty stool, and diarrhea may occur. [1] [5] Complications may include infection, bleeding, diabetes mellitus, or problems with other organs. [1] The two most common causes of acute pancreatitis are a gallstone blocking the common bile duct after the pancreatic duct has joined; and heavy alcohol use. [1]
A gallstone is a stone formed within the gallbladder from precipitated bile components. [2] The term cholelithiasis may refer to the presence of gallstones or to any disease caused by gallstones, [5] and choledocholithiasis refers to the presence of migrated gallstones within bile ducts. Most people with gallstones (about 80%) are asymptomatic.
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Rapid weight loss after obesity surgery can contribute to the development of gallstones, especially at 6 and 18 months. [27] [29] Estimates for prevalence of symptomatic gallstones after Roux-En-Y gastric bypass range from 3–13%. [18] The risk of gallstones following bariatric surgery has shown to be higher among those of the female sex. [49]
Dr. Ahmad explains that certain factors put someone more at risk of getting gallstones and experiencing a gallbladder attack. He says that women are more at risk than men and that people 40 and ...
Biliary sludge has been associated with pregnancy, rapid weight loss, total parenteral nutrition, drugs such as ceftriaxone and octreotide, solid organ transplantation, and gastric surgery. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In many of these conditions, it is thought that the impairment in the contractility of the gallbladder leads to the formation of the sludge.