cholelithiasis in English

noun
1
the formation of gallstones.
These tumors are associated with diabetes mellitus, cholelithiasis , steatorrhea, and hypochlorhydria.

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1. Open Cholecystectomy (koe-le-sis-TEK-toe-mee) is surgery to treat gallbladder and bile duct diseases. These diseases include cholecystitis (swelling of the gallbladder) and cholelithiasis (stones in the gallbladder or bile ducts)

2. In terms of the diseases of the respiratory system the main cause of hospitalization was pneumonia, and as for diseases of the alimentary system it was inguinal hernia in men and cholelithiasis in women.

3. In the group of the 722 patients with nonadvanced disease, achalasia of the pylorus was present in 140 (19.4%), and in the total of 840 patients, uncomplicated cholelithiasis without chagasic involvement of the gallbladder and/or papilla was observed in 58 (6.9%).

4. Laparoscopic (lapah-ROS-ko-pik) Cholecystectomy (ko-le-sis-TEK-to-me) is surgery to treat gallbladder and bile duct diseases. These diseases include cholecystitis (swelling of the gallbladder) and cholelithiasis (stones in the gallbladder or bile ducts).

5. Three surgical complications of Chagas' disease—megaesophagus, achalasia of the pylorus, and cholelithiasis—were evaluated within the framework of the experience acquired in the management of 840 cases of megaesophagus—722 in the nonadvanced stage of the disease and 118 with advanced disease (dolichomegaesophagus).