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. 1970 Feb;11(2):141–148. doi: 10.1136/gut.11.2.141

Cholelithiasis in Singapore

Part I A necropsy study

W S Hwang
PMCID: PMC1411354  PMID: 5441883

Abstract

The present necropsy study shows an oriental pattern of gallstone disease in Singapore, namely, a relatively low overall frequency, an equal involvement of both sexes, a high proportion of pigment stones, and the common occurrence of choledocholithiasis associated with pyogenic cholangitis.

There is a close association between opium addiction and cholelithiasis in the adult male Chinese in Singapore, and the long-term abuse of opium may be an important aetiological factor in the pathogenesis of oriental cholelithiasis.

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