Stercobilin - Role in Disease - Brown Pigment Gallstones

Brown Pigment Gallstones

An analysis of two infants suffering from cholelithiasis observed that a substantial amount of stercobilin was present in brown pigment gallstones. This study suggested that brown pigment gallstones could form spontaneously in infants suffering from bacterial infections of the biliary tract.

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