[Bile crystallography and viscosimetry in cholelithiasis].
High prevalence of cholelithiasis necessitates development of an easy screening diagnostic method, and therefore structural analysis of a dried drop of biological fluid attracts special attention. A new method, clinical crystallography, has been used for analysis of bile from patients with cholelithiasis. A relationship between the crystal morphology and biological fluid viscosity has been revealed.
Potekhina
Iu P
IuP
Zubeev
P S
PS
Strakhov
A V
AV
Buzoveria
M E
ME
Iakhno
T A
TA
Shcherbak
Iu P
IuP
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001646:Bile / Q000737:chemistry*; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003460:Crystallization; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014465:Ultrasonics; D014783:Viscosity