title: [Biliary calculi in a cohort of autopsies (Lausanne 1974-1981)].
abstract: In a sample of 5892 consecutive autopsies of adults (3676 men and 2216 women) performed at the pathology department of the university of Lausanne 1469 instances of cholelithiasis and/or cholecystectomy were noted (686 men and 783 women). The total frequency was 24.1% (18.6% for men, 35.3% for women, sex ratio 1:1.9). These figures, constant over the observation period, are actually among the highest ones in Europe. In comparison with other studies they demonstrate that a marked increase in the incidence of cholelithiasis occurred in Switzerland since the beginning of this century.
authors.affiliation: Policlinique médicale universitaire, Lausanne.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jallut
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Hofstetter
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gardiol
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012744:Sex Ratio; D013557:Switzerland / Q000453:epidemiology
vernacular_title: La lithiase biliaire dans un collectif d'autopsies (Lausanne, 1974-1981).