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Cholelithiasis

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Unter Cholelithiasis wird das Vorhandensein von Gallensteinen verstanden. Gallensteine können in der Gallenblase (Cholezystolithiasis), im Ductus hepatocholedochus (Choledocholithiasis) oder in den kleinen intrahepatischen Gallenwegen (Cholangiolithiasis) auftreten. Risikofaktoren für die Bildung von Gallensteinen sind das Alter, weibliches Geschlecht und Schwangerschaft, Adipositas, positive Familienanamnese, ein bestimmter ethnischer Hintergrund, bestimmte Vorerkrankungen und einige diätetische Maßnahmen. Gallensteine verursachen häufig keine Symptome. Symptomatische Gallensteinträger haben ein höheres Risiko für die Entwicklung anderer Komplikationen (z. B. akute Cholezystitis, Pankreatitis, Choledocholithiasis). Die Gallenkolik ist das typische Symptom einer Cholezystolithiasis. Anamnese und klinischer Untersuchungsbefund sind wegweisend für die Diagnose. Eine asymptomatische Cholelithiasis muss nicht behandelt werden. Symptomatische Gallensteine stellen eine Indikation zur Cholezystektomie dar.

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Lenzen, H., Lankisch, T. (2014). Cholelithiasis. In: Lehnert, H., et al. SpringerReference Innere Medizin. Springer Reference Medizin. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54676-1_164-1

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