Table 1 General descriptive overview of the composition of the gallstone samples:
From: Predictors of gallstone composition in 1025 symptomatic gallstones from Northern Germany
Substance | Main (> 30%) | Intermediate (10–30%) | Trace (< 10%) | Qualitative presence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cholesterol | 93.3% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 95.0% |
Bilirubin | 5.5% | 4.7% | 19.8% | 30.0% |
Calcium (any mineral) | 10.0% | |||
Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) – Apatite | 1.2% | 0.4% | 1.5% | 3.1% |
CaCO3 – Aragonite | 1.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1.5% |
CaCO3 – Calcite | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 1.7% |
CaCO3 – mineral not defined | 1.3% | 0.7% | 1.7% | 3.7% |
Magnesium | ||||
Struvite (NH4)MgPO4·6H2O | Not observed | 0.1% | Not observed | 0.1% |
Palmitate/Stearate | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.7% |
Polysaccharide | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.6% |