Do thiazide diuretics increase the risk of gallbladder disease?
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Following reports linking thiazide diuretics with increased biliary cholesterol saturation, it has been postulated that these drugs increase the risk of gallstone development. Leitzmann and colleagues have investigated this in their recent study in the US.
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