PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
ED  - ,
TI  - Managing patients with gallstones
AID  - 10.1136/dtb.1994.32533
DP  - 1994 May 01
TA  - Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin
PG  - 33--35
VI  - 32
IP  - 5
4099  - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/32/5/33.short
4100  - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/32/5/33.full
SO  - Drug Ther Bull1994 May 01; 32
AB  - Relevant BNF section: 1.9.1In the UK 1 in 3 women and 1 in 5 men will at some time develop gallstones.1 At least two-thirds of those with gallstones have no symptoms, and most stones are detected during investigations for unrelated reasons or at necropsy.2 In this article we discuss the medical and surgical management of patients with gallstones.