Kinetics and mechanisms of cholesterol gallstone dissolution.
The purpose of this paper is to review the past and current in vitro studies aimed at understanding the mechanisms of cholesterol gallstone dissolution in bile. As is pointed out, there has been considerable progress in this area during the past 15 years with regard to the physical chemistry of the dissolution process.
D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000378:metabolism*; D002784:Cholesterol; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D008823:Micelles; D012995:Solubility
D008823:Micelles; D002784:Cholesterol