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CALCUL BILIAIRE [3 records]

Record 1 2012-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Liver and Biliary Ducts
CONT

Moreover [the dandelion] is said to detoxify the blood, and the chenodeoxycolic acid that this plant contains has been scientifically shown to dissolve cholesterol calculus.

Key term(s)
  • metabolic stone

French

Domaine(s)
  • Foie et voies biliaires
DEF

Calcul biliaire constitué presque exclusivement de cholestérol.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Liver and Biliary Ducts
  • Veterinary Medicine
DEF

A concretion of cholesterol and/or bile pigments, found in the gallbladder or the biliary tree.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Foie et voies biliaires
  • Médecine vétérinaire
DEF

Calcul de la vésicule biliaire ou des voies biliaires formé par le dépôt de cholestérol, de bilirubinate de calcium(calculs multiples) ou des deux substances et de sels organiques(calculs mixtes).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hígado y conductos biliares
  • Medicina veterinaria
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Record 3 2011-08-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

In jaundice due to obstruction of the common bile duct by gallstones, the gallbladder is often contracted; a distended gallbladder suggests obstruction from other causes, e.g., carcinoma of the pancreas.

OBS

The term "Courvoisier's law" was recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Atrophie de la vésicule biliaire dans le cas d’obstruction du cholédoque par un calcul.

Spanish

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