An increased frequency of gallbladder stones in rheumatoid arthritis patients. Factors related to gallbladder stone formation

PAMUK Ö. N., ÜMİT H. C., ÜNLÜ M. E., KÖKER İ. H., ÇAKIR N.

CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY, vol.24, no.3, pp.317-320, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 24 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2006
  • Journal Name: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.317-320
  • Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective. In this study, we determined the frequency of gallbladder stone (GBS) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients and evaluated factors which could affect the formation of GBS such as lipids and the GB motilities of the patients.