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Introduction: Gallstones

Certain chemicals form solid deposits in the gall bladder of the bile ducts. These can exist for years without symptoms, but eventually can cause blockages or damage. This can cause extreme digestive symptoms and pain.

Symptoms of Gallstones

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Medical Textbooks Online about Gallstones

Medical Books Excerpts
  • "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs"
  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care"
  • "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)"
  • "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)"
  • "Handbook of Diseases"

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Diagnostic Tests for Gallstones

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Causes of Gallstones

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Treatments for Gallstones

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Prognosis for Gallstones

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Reseach about Gallstones

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Clinical Trials for Gallstones

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Gallstones include:

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Statistics for Gallstones

Types of Gallstones

  • Silent gallstones - unknown gallstones without symptoms
  • Symptomatic gallstones - causing symptoms
  • Cholesterol stones - about 80% of cases
  • Pigment stones
  • Mixed stones

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Article Excerpts about Gallstones

Gallstones: NIDDK (Excerpt)

Gallstones form when liquid stored in the gallbladder hardens into pieces of stone-like material. The liquid, called bile, is used to help the body digest fats. Bile is made in the liver, then stored in the gallbladder until the body needs to digest fat. At that time, the gallbladder contracts and pushes the bile into a tube—called a duct—that carries it to the small intestine, where it helps with digestion.

Bile contains water, cholesterol, fats, bile salts, and bilirubin. Bile salts break up fat, and bilirubin gives bile and stool a brownish color. If the liquid bile contains too much cholesterol, bile salts, or bilirubin, it can harden into stones. (Source: excerpt from Gallstones: NIDDK)

Dieting and Gallstones: NIDDK (Excerpt)

Gallstones are clumps of solid material that form in the gallbladder. They may occur as a single, large stone or many small ones. Gallstones are a mixture of compounds, but typically they are mostly cholesterol. (Source: excerpt from Dieting and Gallstones: NIDDK)

Gallstones: NWHIC (Excerpt)

Gallstones are pieces of solid material that form in the gallbladder. Gallstones form when substances in the bile, primarily cholesterol and bile pigments, form hard, crystal-like particles. (Source: excerpt from Gallstones: NWHIC)

Definitions of Gallstones:

Presence or formation of GALLSTONES in the BILIARY TRACT, usually in the gallbladder (CHOLECYSTOLITHIASIS) or the common bile duct (CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS). - (Source - Diseases Database)


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