Recent Advances in the Epidemiology and Prevention of Gallstone Disease: Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Epidemiology and Prevention of Gallstone Disease, held in Rome, December 4–5, 1989

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The GREPCO studies: methodology, prevalence and incidence data....Pages 3-6
Prevalence and incidence of gallstone disease: the Sirmione study....Pages 7-11
Gallbladder disease prevalence and cholecystectomy rates....Pages 13-22
Prevalence of clinical gallbladder disease in Mexican Americans....Pages 23-28
The Italian multicenter study on epidemiology and prevention of cholelithiasis (MICOL): ultrasonographic standardization....Pages 29-35
Prevalence of gallstone disease in 18 Italian population samples: first results from the MICOL study....Pages 37-44
Front Matter....Pages 45-45
The natural history of gallstones: the GREPCO experience....Pages 47-50
Natural history of gallstone disease: the Sirmione study....Pages 51-55
The outcome of gallstone disease in symptomatic and asymptomatic patients....Pages 57-63
Factors affecting the decision to undergo cholecystectomy for mildly symptomatic gallstones....Pages 65-70
Front Matter....Pages 71-71
Prevalence of gallstone disease in thalassaemia minor....Pages 73-81
Cholelithiasis and blood groups: evidence for a lack of association....Pages 83-87
Genetic, ethnic, and environmental factors: findings from the San Antonio heart study....Pages 89-94
Risk factors for gallstone disease: genetic, ethnic and environmental factors....Pages 95-101
Aging and gallstone disease....Pages 103-111
Gallstone prevalence in obese women: pathogenic role of hyperlipoproteinaemia and gallbladder motility....Pages 113-120
Serum lipids and gallstone disease....Pages 121-127
Dietary habits and gallstones: a study of male self-defense officials in Japan....Pages 129-137
Gallbladder and pregnancy....Pages 139-145
Risk factors for gallstone disease: the Sirmione study....Pages 147-152
Front Matter....Pages 71-71
Gallstones that form during rapid weight loss....Pages 153-154
Concluding remarks....Pages 155-161
Back Matter....Pages 163-167