Combination therapy using ursodeoxycholic acid plus chenodeoxycholic acid has been advocated for dissolution of cholesterol gallstones because the two bile acids have complementary effects on biliary lipid metabolism and cholesterol solubilization.

Ursodeoxycholic acid alone or with chenodeoxycholic acid for dissolution of cholesterol gallstones: a randomized multicentre trial. The British-Italian Gallstone Study group / M. L. Petroni, R. P. Jazrawi, P. Pazzi, A. Lanzini, M. Zuin, M. G. Pigozzi, M. Fracchia, G. Galatola, V. Alvisi, K. W. Heaton, M. Podda, T. C. Northfield. - In: ALIMENTARY PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS. - ISSN 0269-2813. - 15:1(2001 Jan), pp. 123-128.

Ursodeoxycholic acid alone or with chenodeoxycholic acid for dissolution of cholesterol gallstones: a randomized multicentre trial. The British-Italian Gallstone Study group

M. Zuin;M. Podda
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2001

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Combination therapy using ursodeoxycholic acid plus chenodeoxycholic acid has been advocated for dissolution of cholesterol gallstones because the two bile acids have complementary effects on biliary lipid metabolism and cholesterol solubilization.
Drug Therapy, Combination; Solubility; Cholelithiasis; Humans; Chenodeoxycholic Acid; Adult; Middle Aged; Cholesterol; Male; Female; Ursodeoxycholic Acid
Settore MED/09 - Medicina Interna
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