胆固醇结石及胆固醇沉着症在智利比其他国家更为常见.口服胆囊造影或尸检发现约55%妇女和30%男子患胆囊结石.作者曾作前瞻性研究并使用严格的组织学诊断标准,在连续1000例胆囊切除中观察到4.6%的胆固醇沉着症,而1000例尸检中有23.3%患此症.50岁以下病人的发病率较高. Cholesterol stones and Cholesterolosis are more common in Chile than in other countries, and about 55% of women and 30% of men suffer from gallstones on oral cholecystography or autopsy. The authors have prospectively studied and used rigorous histological diagnostic criteria in continuous Cholesterol hyperlipidemia (4.6%) was observed in 1000 cases of cholecystectomy, compared with 23.3% in 1000 autopsies, and was associated with a higher incidence in patients under 50 years of age.