the occurrence or development of gallstones in the gall bladder
2.
a number of gallstones
cholelithiasis in American English
(ˌkouləlɪˈθaiəsɪs, ˌkɑlə-)
noun
Pathology
the presence of gallstones
Word origin
[1855–60; cholelith + -iasis]This word is first recorded in the period 1855–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: barrage, kickoff, lavabo, output, specialist-iasis is a noun suffix occurring in loanwords from Greek. Other words that use the affix-iasis include: candidiasis, fasciolopsiasis, filariasis, onchocerciasis, trichuriasis
Examples of 'cholelithiasis' in a sentence
cholelithiasis
In patients with cholelithiasis, only 0.3–0.5% reportedly develop gallstone ileus.
Chen-Wang Chang, Shou-Chuan Shih, Shee-Chan Lin, Cheng-Hsin Chu, Tsang-En Wang, Wen-HsiungChang 2008, 'Gallstone Ileus: A Disease Easily Ignored in the Elderly', International Journal of Gerontologyhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959808700048. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Computed tomography and ultrasonography results of the abdomen were consistent with acute cholecystitis and cholelithiasis.
Aldrin C. Alpuerto, Maximo E. Mora, R. Jonathan Robitsek, Sebastian D. Schubl 2017, 'Primary Pure Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Gallbladder Locally Invading the Liver,Duodenum, and Stomach: A Case Report and Literature Review', Case Reports in Surgeryhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/2534029. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Complications were also lower in patients who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy versus opencholecystectomy for cholelithiasis.
Prakash Sapkota, Y B Oli, Nabin Pokharel 2013, 'Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Chronic Calculus Cholecystitis', Journal of Lumbini Medical Collegehttp://localhost/index.php/JLMC/article/view/25. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Associated cholelithiasis was observed in 14 cases.
Vidya Jha, Preeti Sharma, K Ashish Mandal 2018, 'Incidental gallbladder carcinoma: Utility of histopathological evaluation of routinecholecystectomy specimens', South Asian Journal of Cancerhttp://journal.sajc.org/article.asp?issn=2278-330X;year=2018;volume=7;issue=1;spage=21;epage=23;aulast=Jha. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The absence of cholelithiasis in biliary diseases was verified in 13 (1.91%) patients.
Aranđelović Slobodan 2016, 'Surgical treatment of biliary pathology in patients: 13 years of experience', Praxis Medicahttp://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0350-8773/2016/0350-87731601029A.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Seventeen patients (27%) developed cholelithiasis, 14 (22.2%) splenic sequestration and three (4.8%) aplastic crises.
Maria Christina Lopes Araujo Oliveira, Rachel Aparecida Ferreira Fernandes, CarolinaLins Rodrigues, Daniela Aguiar Ribeiro, Maria Fernanda Giovanardi, Marcos Borato Viana 2012, 'Clinical course of 63 children with hereditary spherocytosis: a retrospective study',Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapiahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-84842012000100006. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Ultrasonography of whole abdomen revealed cholelithiasis and splenomegaly.
Moushumi Lodh, Md Ashif Ali Ahmed, Bidisha Guha Niyogi, Brinda Bandyopadhyay 2014, 'Portal hypertension and an atypical reactive arthritis like presentation in a patientinfected with hepatitis C virus genotype 3', Indian Journal of Dermatologyhttp://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2014;volume=59;issue=6;spage=584;epage=587;aulast=Lodh. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
All the patients had both cholelithiasis and choledocholithiasis with minimum duct diameter of 12 mm.
Manash Ranjan Sahoo, Anil Kumar Thimmegowda, Syama Sundar Behera 2014, 'Use of rigid tubal ligation scope: Serendipity in laparoscopic common bile duct exploration',Journal of Minimal Access Surgeryhttp://www.journalofmas.com/article.asp?issn=0972-9941;year=2014;volume=10;issue=2;spage=76;epage=79;aulast=Sahoo. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Imaging showed cholelithiasis with likely intra- and extrahepatic biliary duct dilatation.
Wong C, William P, Carr G 2013, 'Medical image of the week: ascending cholangitis from biliary obstruction', Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Carehttp://www.swjpcc.com/imaging/2013/4/24/medical-image-of-the-week-ascending-cholangitis-from-biliary.html. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has become the standard procedure for the surgical management of symptomatic cholelithiasis.
Shahid Rasool , Khalid Mahmood Yahya , A.G.Rehan 2017, 'Retrieval of Surgical Clip from Common Bile Duct by Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography:A Rare Complication of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy', Journal of Pioneering Medical Scienceshttp://www.jpmsonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/JPMS-VOL7-ISSUE2-PAGES21-23-CR.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)