The effect of loss of gallbladder function on biliary lipid composition in subjects with cholesterol gallstones

The effect on biliary lipid and bile acid composition was assessed during the development of gallbladder nonfunction in 5 subjects with asymptomatic cholesterol cholelithiasis. There was a significant increase in the relative proportion of bile salt but a decrease in that of cholesterol in bile afte...

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Published inGastroenterology (New York, N.Y. 1943) Vol. 71; no. 3; p. 470
Main Author Redinger, R N
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.09.1976
Subjects
Adult
Bile - metabolism
Bile Acids and Salts - metabolism
Cholecystectomy
Cholelithiasis - metabolism
Cholelithiasis - physiopathology
Cholelithiasis - surgery
Cholesterol - metabolism
Female
Gallbladder - physiopathology
Humans
Lipid Metabolism
Male
Middle Aged
Phospholipids - metabolism
Postoperative Complications - metabolism
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Summary:The effect on biliary lipid and bile acid composition was assessed during the development of gallbladder nonfunction in 5 subjects with asymptomatic cholesterol cholelithiasis. There was a significant increase in the relative proportion of bile salt but a decrease in that of cholesterol in bile after development of gallbladder nonfunction which persisted after recovery from cholecystectomy. These findings were associated with a decrease in cholesterol crystals in bile sediment and an increase in the proportion of secondary bile acids after cholangiographic evidence of gallbladder nonfunction. Percentage cholesterol saturation of bile reverted to normal after development of gallbladder nonfunction which persisted after recovery from cholecystectomy.
ISSN:0016-5085
DOI:10.1016/S0016-5085(76)80457-X