title: [The prevalence and structure of biliary tract diseases in the rural population of northern regions of Siberia].
abstract: Biliary tracts were investigated in 3420 migrants and 1445 aborigines (Evens, Evenkis) living in Evenkia and Yakutia. Acalculous chronic cholecystitis and cholelithiasis were found in 8.5 and 8.8% of the migrants, respectively. In aborigines these diseases occurred in 4.5 and 1.5%, respectively. The risk to develop biliary disease for migrants grows after 4-5 years of stay in the Far North. It is concluded that biliary pathology in the Far North population was related to ethnic and geographical factors.
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Tsukanov
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D001110:Arctic Regions / Q000453:epidemiology; D001659:Biliary Tract / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001660:Biliary Tract Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology*; D002765:Cholecystography; D003081:Cold Climate; D004641:Emigration and Immigration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D044469:Racial Groups; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012800:Siberia / Q000453:epidemiology; D014463:Ultrasonography