Chemical component of gallstone in Songklanagarind Hospital determined by infrared spectrophotometry

dc.contributor.authorD Prempraphaen_US
dc.contributor.authorP Puttawibulen_US
dc.contributor.authorM Tanthanuchen_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-02-22T06:20:00Z
dc.date.available2011-02-22T06:20:00Z
dc.date.created2010-01-30en_US
dc.date.issued2010-01-30en_US
dc.description.abstractObjective: To identify the chemical composition of gallstones in Songklanagarind Hospital by infrared spectrophotometry and determine the relation of body mass index with composition of gallstones.Materials and Methods: Gallstones were obtained from cholecystectomy patients in Songklanagarind Hospital and examined with spectrophotometry KBr disk method. Medical records of these patients were reviewed to find the relationship of patient characteristics and gallstone compositions.Results: Sixty women and forty men age between 25 to 92 years were included in this study. Mean BMI was 23.9 kg/m2.With regard to their major chemical compositions calcium bilirubinate, cholesterol, calciumcarbonate and calciumphosphate stones were found in 55, 28, 15 and 2 percents respectively. Among women with BMI \> 25 kg/m2, 55.6% were found to have cholesterol stone.Conclusions: Common types of gallstones in Songklanagarind Hospital are pigmented stones but obese women tend to have cholesterol stones.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSongklanagarind Medical Journal; Vol. 24 No. 5 Sep-Oct 2006; 419-423en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/131961
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherSongklanagarind Medical Journalen_US
dc.rightsFaculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Songkla, Thailanden_US
dc.source.urihttps://thailand.digitaljournals.org/index.php/SOMJ/issue/archiveen_US
dc.source.urihttps://thailand.digitaljournals.org/index.php/SOMJ/article/view/1358en_US
dc.titleChemical component of gallstone in Songklanagarind Hospital determined by infrared spectrophotometryen_US
dc.typeOriginal Articleen_US
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