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12950109

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-9-1
pubmed:abstractText
Over the decades, there has been a great deal progress in the understanding of gallstones owing to the continuous efforts aimed at elucidating their pathogenesis. An optimal classification system is needed because the etiology, pathogenesis, clinical features and treatment can be different according to the classes. Currently, two systems are widely used: one from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-International Workshop on Pigment Gallstone Disease held in 1981 and the other from Gallstone Research Committee from the Japanese Society of Gastroenterology in 1984. However, some stones cannot be classified into either of these categories. In addition, several terms have been not been clearly defined. In several aspects, both systems need to be reevaluated. This paper reviewed the classification systems and terms that are currently used for gallstones, and raises several points that need to be reconsidered. In the near future, large scaled prospective studies on gallstones need to be carried out on the basis of the external color, chemistry, cutting surface, etc. Only when these studies are completed can an ideal classification system for gallstones be expected.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0513-5796
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
30
pubmed:volume
44
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
561-70
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Classification and nomenclature of gallstones revisited.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, 388-1 Pungnap- dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, Korea. mhkim@amc.seoul.kr
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Historical Article