Estrogen-induced gallstone formation in males. Relation to changes in serum and biliary lipids during hormonal treatment of prostatic carcinoma.
@article{Henriksson1989EstrogeninducedGF, title={Estrogen-induced gallstone formation in males. Relation to changes in serum and biliary lipids during hormonal treatment of prostatic carcinoma.}, author={Peter Henriksson and Kurt Einarsson and Ambj{\"o}rn Eriksson and U Kelter and Bo Angelin}, journal={The Journal of clinical investigation}, year={1989}, volume={84 3}, pages={ 811-6 } }
To assess if and by which mechanisms pharmacological estrogen treatment induces gallstone disease, we examined patients with recently diagnosed prostatic cancer randomly allocated to estrogen therapy (n = 37) or orchidectomy (n = 35). According to gallbladder ultrasonography, after 1 yr new gallstones had developed in 5 of 28 estrogen-treated patients, compared with 0 of 26 orchidectomized patients (P = 0.03). Estrogen therapy for 3 mo increased the relative concentration of cholesterol and…
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