Bile Acids in Health and Disease : Update on Cholesterol Gallstones and Bile Acid Diarrhoea

Bile acids occupy a central position in in the absorption, excretion and metab­ olism of lipids within the body. Disorders of the enterohepatic circulation contribute to a correspondingly wide range of diseases, and recent developments have centred in particular on cholesterol gallstone disease and bile acid diarrhoea.