title: [Results of chenic acid therapy in patients with cholesterol calculi].
abstract: 58 patients suffering from cholesterol gallstones were treated with chenodesoxycholic acid at a dose of 2-15 mg/Kg/die for about 15 months so as to determine its effettiveness and establish a minimum effective dose. 8 of these patients presented stones in the common bile duct. The results showed: a complete dissolution of the stones in 16 of the 50 patients considered to be suffering from cholecystic lithiasis; partial dissolution in 15; no change in the remaining 19. Of the 8 patients with bile duct stones, 3 presented complete dissolution, 2 partial, and 3 no change. An improvement in digestive function was observed in most cases. The liver function tests carried out in each patient before, during and after treatment with chenodesoxycholic acid were completely normal.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002635:Chenodeoxycholic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D002635:Chenodeoxycholic Acid; D002784:Cholesterol
vernacular_title: Risultati della terapia con acido chenico nei pazienti portatori di calcoli di colesterolo.