When you have a problem with your gallbladder, like gallstones, your doctor may recommend that you have surgery to remove your gallbladder. Your gallbladder is an organ that you can live without ...

Most cases of pancreatitis in pregnancy are gallstone-related. Serum amylase, lipase levels, and triglyceride levels (especially if no gallstones present) are diagnostic for pancreatitis.

In 1981, the National Cooperative Gallstone Study established the efficacy and safety of CDCA therapy. [26] Although gallstones could be dissolved by oral administration of CDCA, its efficacy was ...

Introduction Biliary colic (BC) is a severe pain associated with nausea and vomiting, which is the most common symptom among the gallstone population. This protocol proposes a methodology for ...

A tenacious complete small bowel obstruction S Di Saverio 1, G Tugnoli 1, F Catena 2, A Biscardi 1, F Baldoni 1 ...

This case report describes the successful treatment of post-ERCP gallstone ileus using endoscopic stone extraction and fragmentation techniques. Keywords: Gallstone ileus, Mechanical lithotripsy, ...

If gallstones are found during testing but are not symptomatic, not causing pain or any other problems, people may choose to do nothing in hopes symptoms will not present in the future.

TUPELO – Dr. Will Cauthen doesn't have to crunch numbers in his head when speaking of the gallbladder surgeries he's performed. He does between 200 to 250 a year.

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and gallstones are common conditions that both cause abdominal pain and may cause diarrhea. People can have IBS and gallstones at the same time, but having one condition ...

Gallstones affect 20% of women and 8% of men over the age of 40 years. Gallstones of cholelithiasis are stone-like masses that form in the gall bladder and can lead to pain and inflammation.