Causes and Treatment of Gall Stones
April 8th, 2009
Gall Stones Disease known as cholelithiasis.
Etiology of gall stones
basically there are 6 causes of gall stone formation.
- Metabolic causes: cholesterol is produced from liver, which give rise to bile acids, normally bile acids and cholesterols are present in ration of 25:1 when this ratio gets below 17:1 gall stones are developed.
- It may be due bile stasis
- Haemolytic Anaemia also causes gall stones, because of increased bilirubin production.
- Infection of E. Coli, proteus, streptococci etc are 80% causes of gall stones
- Saint triad = gall stones+ diverticulosis of colon + hiatus hernia
