title: Number and distribution of interstitial cells of Cajal in human gallbladder.
abstract: Based on the review of current literature and on their own studies authors postulate that decreased number of interstitial cells in the wall of gallbladder may be pathognomonic for gallstone disease (cholelithiasis).
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, First Department of General Surgery, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland. artur.pasternak@uj.edu.pl.
authors.forename: Artur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pasternak
authors.forename: Mirosław
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Szura
authors.forename: Małgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mazur
authors.forename: Izabela
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mróz
authors.forename: Maciej
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matyja
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Matyja
mesh_terms: D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000473:pathology*; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000473:pathology*; D042882:Gallstones / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D056885:Interstitial Cells of Cajal / Q000473:pathology*; D007422:Intestines / Q000473:pathology; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000473:pathology
keywords: human gallbladder; interstitial cells of Cajal