Observations on the Etiology of Gall Stones
Authors: E. L. Walsh, A. C. Ivy
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1930)

Article1 August 1930Observations on the Etiology of Gall StonesE. L. WALSH, M.S., A. C. IVY, Ph.D., M.D.E. L. WALSH, M.S.Search for more papers by this author, A. C. IVY, Ph.D., M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-4-2-134 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe most accepted general cause of the origin of gall stones is bile stasis. Beyond this, views vary widely. Naunyn1believes that a second cause is an ascending infection which causes "the stone-forming catarrh of the vesical mucosa," the cholesterin and calcium of the stone coming from the inflamed mucosa. Although he admits that some cholesterin may come from the bile, he attaches no great significance to diet nor to changes in cholesterin metabolism. Aschoff and Bacmeister2classify gall stones etiologically into two general divisions, (a) the non-inflammatory or metabolic, and (b) the inflammatory, believing that the origin of the...Bibliography1 NAUNYN : Die Entstehung u. d. Aufbau. die Gallensteine, Jena, 1923. Google Scholar2 ASCHOFFBACMEISTER : Die Cholelithiasis, Jena, G. Fischer, 1909. Google Scholar3 HALPERT : Arch. Path., VI., 623, 1145, 1928. Google Scholar4 HARLEYBARRATT : J. Physiol., 29, 341, 1903. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5 LABES : (Quoted by Brockbank) On Gall Stones, London, p. 67, 1896. Google Scholar6 HARRISONBARBER : Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. and Med., 25, 226, 1927. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7 ORNDOFF : Ill. Med. Journ., 55, 406, 1929. Google Scholar8 IVY : Radiology, 9, 47, July, 1927. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9 BROCKBANK : loc. cit. (See (5) ). Google Scholar10 ASCHOFF : Lectures on Pathology, P. B. Hoeber, Inc., New York, 1924. Google Scholar11 ROSIN : Ztschr. f. physiol. chem., 124, 282, 1923. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Department of Physiology and Pharmacology Northwestern University Medical School Chicago, Illinois*Presented before the American College of Physicians, February 10, 1930, Minneapolis, Minn. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byMedical dissolution of gallstones by oral bile acid therapyCholelitholytic agentsDie Beeinflussung der Löslichkeit von Cholesterin in menschlicher Lebergalle durch Maiskeimöl und PyridoxinThe present position concerning gallstone dissolution.Dissolution of human gallstoneRisk of developing cholelithiasis after vagotomyPhysiologische Chemie einzelner Lebensvorgänge und Organe (Fortsetzung)Some biologic considerations of gallstonesAn experimental study of the hydrogen-ion concentration and chemistry of bile, its effect upon stones, and a suggestion as to therapeutic application of ox-bile in gall bladder diseaseThe relation of the hydrogen ion concentration of bile to the formation of gall stonesTHE SOURCE OF THE LIPIDS FOUND IN THE THORACIC DUCT LYMPH IN FASTINGTHE COMPOSITION OF GALL STONES AND THEIR SOLUBILITY IN DOG BILE 1 August 1930Volume 4, Issue 2Page: 134-144KeywordsBileCalciumDietEtiologyMucous membranes ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 August 1930 PDF downloadLoading ...