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Statin administration and risk of cholecystectomy: a population-based case-control study

Eugene Merzon Department of Family Medicine Leumit HMO, Israel; Tel Aviv University, Department of Family Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel
, MD,
Noel S Weiss University of Washington, School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Seattle, USA
, MD DrPH,
Alex James Lustman Central District Clalit Health Services, Department of Family Medicine, Rishon Le Zion, Hatziporen 8a, Bet Shemesh, 99591, Israel +972 2 9990602; +972 8 9735554; [email protected]
, MBChB,
Asher Elhayani Tel Aviv University, Department of Family Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel; Central District Clalit Health Services, Department of Family Medicine, Rishon Le Zion, Hatziporen 8a, Bet Shemesh, 99591, Israel +972 2 9990602; +972 8 9735554; [email protected]; Meir Hospital, Kfar Saba, Israel
, MD,
Julian Dresner Tel Aviv University, Department of Family Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel; Central District Clalit Health Services, Department of Family Medicine, Rishon Le Zion, Hatziporen 8a, Bet Shemesh, 99591, Israel +972 2 9990602; +972 8 9735554; [email protected]
, MD &
Shlomo Vinker Central District Clalit Health Services, Department of Family Medicine, Rishon Le Zion, Hatziporen 8a, Bet Shemesh, 99591, Israel +972 2 9990602; +972 8 9735554; [email protected]; Tel Aviv University, Department of Family Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel
, MD
Pages 539-543 | Published online: 19 May 2010

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Fabienne A. Biétry, Oliver Reich, Matthias Schwenkglenks & Christoph R. Meier. (2016) Statin use and risk of cholecystectomy – A case-control analysis using Swiss claims data. Expert Opinion on Drug Safety 15:12, pages 1577-1582.
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Yu Chang, Hong-Min Lin, Kuan-Yu Chi, Wan-Ying Lin & Tsung-Ching Chou. (2023) Association between statin use and risk of gallstone disease and cholecystectomy: a meta-analysis of 590,086 patients. PeerJ 11, pages e15149.
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Donald Martin, Robert Schmidt, Eric M. Mortensen & Ishak Mansi. (2015) Association of Statin Therapy and Risks of Cholelithiasis, Biliary Tract Diseases, and Gallbladder Procedures. Annals of Pharmacotherapy 50:3, pages 161-171.
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Susumu Tazuma. (2015) Statins affect gallstone diseases: Underlying mechanism(s) are to be established. Hepatology Research 45:9, pages 939-941.
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A Lustman, S Nakar, A D Cohen & S Vinker. (2013) Statin use and incident prostate cancer risk: does the statin brand matter? A population-based cohort study. Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases 17:1, pages 6-9.
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Hyun Woo Byun, Eun Mi Hong, Soo Hee Park, Dong Hee Koh, Min Ho Choi, Hyun Joo Jang, Sea Hyub Kae & Jin Lee. (2014) Pravastatin activates the expression of farnesoid X receptor and liver X receptor alpha in Hep3B cells. Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Diseases International 13:1, pages 65-73.
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S. Suuronen, L. Niskanen, P. Paajanen & H. Paajanen. (2013) Declining Cholecystectomy Rate During the Era of Statin Use in Finland: A Population-Based Cohort Study Between 1995 and 2009. Scandinavian Journal of Surgery 102:3, pages 158-163.
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Yasutoshi Kimura, Tadahiro Takada, Steven M. Strasberg, Henry A. Pitt, Dirk J. Gouma, O. James Garden, Markus W. Büchler, John A. Windsor, Toshihiko Mayumi, Masahiro Yoshida, Fumihiko Miura, Ryota Higuchi, Toshifumi Gabata, Jiro Hata, Harumi Gomi, Christos Dervenis, Wan-Yee Lau, Giulio Belli, Myung-Hwan Kim, Serafin C. Hilvano & Yuichi Yamashita. (2013) TG13 current terminology, etiology, and epidemiology of acute cholangitis and cholecystitis. Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences 20:1, pages 8-23.
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R. Erichsen, T. Froslev, T. L. Lash, L. Pedersen & H. T. Sorensen. (2010) Long-term Statin Use and the Risk of Gallstone Disease: A Population-based Case-Control Study. American Journal of Epidemiology 173:2, pages 162-170.
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