Misdiagnosis of Hidden Causes of Gallstones

Underlying conditions list:

The list of possible underlying conditions mentioned in various sources for Gallstones includes:

• Cirrhosis of the liver
• Biliary tract infections
• Blood disorders
• Sickle cell anemia
• Triosephosphate isomerase 1 - gallstones
• Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency - gallstones
• Crohn's disease - gallstones
• Haemoglobin E disease
• Hypercalcaemia
• Cystic fibrosis - gallstones
• Beta thalassemia - gallstones
• Protoporphyria erythropoietic - gallstones
• Caroli Disease - gallstones
• Hereditary spherocytosis - gallstones
• Combined oral contraceptive pill
• Erythropoietic protoporphyria
• Beta Thalassemia intermedia - gallstones
• Alpha thalassemia - gallstones
• Haemolytic anaemia
• Clofibrate
• Lanreotide
• Somatostatinoma - gallstones
• Alpha thalassemia major - gallstones
• Hyperlipoproteinemia type 3 - gallstones
• Familial hyperlipoproteinemia - gallstones
• Spherocytosis - gallstones
• Pyruvate kinase deficiency, hemolytic anemia - gallstones
• Hereditary elliptocytosis - gallstones
• Somatostatin

Other underlying conditions related to Gallstones:

• Abdominal mass
• Abdominal pain
• Alkaline phosphatase liver isoenzyme levels raised (plasma or serum)
• Bile duct stricture
• Cholestasis, extrahepatic
• Ileus
• Nausea and vomiting
• Pancreatitis, acute
• Peritonitis
• Shoulder pain

Source: Diseases Database

Gallstones as a complication:

Other conditions that might have Gallstones as a complication might be potential underlying conditions. The list of conditions listing Gallstones as a complication includes:

• Alpha thalassemia
• Alpha thalassemia - Hemoglobin H disease
• Alpha thalassemia major
• Beta thalassemia
• Beta Thalassemia intermedia
• Biliary cirrhosis
• Cirrhosis of the liver
• Crohn's disease
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Hereditary spherocytosis
• Secondary Biliary Cirrhosis
• Sickle Cell Anemia
• Spherocytosis

Gallstones Causes: Book Excerpts

• Causes - Calcium imbalance
• Causes and incidence - Cholelithiasis and related disorders
• Causes - Calcium imbalance
• Causes - Cholelithiasis, cholecystitis, and related disorders
• Cholelithiasis - risk factors - Cholelithiasis

Gallstones as a symptom:

Conditions listing Gallstones as a symptom may also be potential underlying conditions.

For a more detailed analysis of Gallstones as a symptom, including causes, drug side effect causes, and drug interaction causes, please see our Symptom Center information for Gallstones.

• Caroli Disease
• Cirrhosis of the liver
• Familial hyperlipoproteinemia
• Hereditary elliptocytosis
• Hyperlipoproteinemia type 3
• Protoporphyria erythropoietic
• Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency
• Pyruvate kinase deficiency, hemolytic anemia
• Somatostatinoma
• Spherocytosis
• Triosephosphate isomerase 1

Discussion of underlying conditions of Gallstones:

The cause of pigment stones is uncertain. They tend to develop in people who have cirrhosis, biliary tract infections, and hereditary blood disorders such as sickle cell anemia. (Source: excerpt from Gallstones: NIDDK)

About underlying conditions:

With a diagnosis of Gallstones, it is important to consider whether there is an underlying condition causing Gallstones. These are other medical conditions that may possibly cause Gallstones. For general information on this form of misdiagnosis, see Underlying Condition Misdiagnosis or Overview of Misdiagnosis.
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