• Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Friendship Hospital, Dalian Hepatobiliary Surgery Institute, Dalian 116001, China;
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【Abstract】Objective  To observe the bacteria in cholesterol stones by electronic microscope and to explore the role of bacteria in the stone formation.
Methods  Twelve patients with cholelithiasis underwent operations (male 6, female 6, average age 54.6 years) with cholecystolithiasis 5, extrahepatic and intrahepatic bile duct stone 1, common bile duct stone combining with gallstone 6. The cholesterol stones were observed by electronic microscope.
Results  There were bacterial structures in the cholesterol stones and cholesterol crystals.
Conclusion  There are bacteria in the core and peripheral of cholesterol stones, which suggests that bacteria may play an initial role in the formation of cholesterol stones.

Citation: YANG Yulong,TAN Wenxiang,LIU Xiaobei,LI Xuetuo.. Observation of Bacteria in Cholesterol Stones by Electronic Microscope. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2004, 11(5): 447-449. doi: Copy