Gallbladder neuron count in cholelithiasis patients with and without Chagas disease

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Ribeiro, Lara Beatriz Prata¹  Ectchebehere, Renata Margarida¹  Martins Júnior, Aiodair¹  Adad, Sheila Jorge¹  Silva, Alex Augusto¹  Crema, Eduardo¹  Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, Brasil¹ 

关键词: Chagas disease;    Gallbladder;    Cholelithiasis;    Neuron count;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0037-86822007000100003

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

【 摘 要 】

Various investigators agree that the incidence of cholelithiasis is greater in patients with Chagas disease. The most plausible explanation for this is based on the parasympathetic denervation that occurs over the whole digestive tract due to Chagas disease. In order to analyze the occurrence of this alteration, gallbladder neuron counts were performed on cholelithiasis patients with and without Chagas disease who were being treated at the Department of Digestive Surgery, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, Brazil. In the present study, a notable reduction in the number of neurons in the gallbladder wall was observed in Chagas patients, in comparison with non-Chagas subjects.

【 授权许可】

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