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What is the main risk factor for cholesterol gall stones?
What is the main risk factor for cholesterol gall stones?
Which of the following is NOT a risk factor for developing cholesterol gall stones?
Which of the following is NOT a risk factor for developing cholesterol gall stones?
What is the main difference between black and brown pigment stones?
What is the main difference between black and brown pigment stones?
Which factor is responsible for the acceleration of cholesterol nucleation in the bile?
Which factor is responsible for the acceleration of cholesterol nucleation in the bile?
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What promotes the aggregation of nucleated crystals into gallstones?
What promotes the aggregation of nucleated crystals into gallstones?
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Which demographic group has a higher prevalence of gallstones?
Which demographic group has a higher prevalence of gallstones?
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What are some of the risk factors associated with cholelithiasis?
What are some of the risk factors associated with cholelithiasis?
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Which gastrointestinal disorder is NOT mentioned as a risk factor for cholelithiasis?
Which gastrointestinal disorder is NOT mentioned as a risk factor for cholelithiasis?
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What is a complication of cholelithiasis that involves inflammation of the gallbladder?
What is a complication of cholelithiasis that involves inflammation of the gallbladder?
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What is the most common major complication of gallstones?
What is the most common major complication of gallstones?
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What is the pathogenesis of acute calculous cholecystitis?
What is the pathogenesis of acute calculous cholecystitis?
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What percentage of acute cholecystitis cases are due to obstruction by gallstones?
What percentage of acute cholecystitis cases are due to obstruction by gallstones?
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What is the primary cause of chronic cholecystitis?
What is the primary cause of chronic cholecystitis?
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Which of the following is a characteristic feature of chronic cholecystitis on gross examination?
Which of the following is a characteristic feature of chronic cholecystitis on gross examination?
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What is the primary cause of cholangitis?
What is the primary cause of cholangitis?
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Which feature is NOT typically seen in advanced histopathology of chronic cholecystitis?
Which feature is NOT typically seen in advanced histopathology of chronic cholecystitis?
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What term is used to describe outpouchings of the mucosal epithelium through the gallbladder wall in chronic cholecystitis?
What term is used to describe outpouchings of the mucosal epithelium through the gallbladder wall in chronic cholecystitis?
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What is the main pathological process leading to stone formation in chronic cholecystitis?
What is the main pathological process leading to stone formation in chronic cholecystitis?
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