PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - W. S. Hwang
TI  - Cholelithiasis in Singapore
AID  - 10.1136/gut.11.2.141
DP  - 1970 Feb 01
TA  - Gut
PG  - 141--148
VI  - 11
IP  - 2
4099  - http://gut.bmj.com/content/11/2/141.short
4100  - http://gut.bmj.com/content/11/2/141.full
SO  - Gut1970 Feb 01; 11
AB  - 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.