Reduction of the risk of biliary lithiasis caused by various weight reduction options in obesity
E. Yu. Plotnikova,
A. S. Sukhikh
Abstract:At present obesity is a major public health challenge globally, which accounts for a significant portion of all healthcare costs. Obesity and its complications, insulin resistance and dyslipidemia, have been identified as independent risk factors for cholelithiasis. Cholelithiasis is mainly caused by four factors: bile cholesterol overload caused by excess cholesterol made in the liver due to genetic factors; systolic dysfunction of the gallbladder wall; bowel dysfunction with excess absorption of cholesterol … Show more
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