Multiple hospitalizations and long-term Crohn disease duration are major risk factors for gallstone disease. A pooled gallstone prevalence of 14.9% was found in Crohn disease patients, with high ...

Dr. Sandeep Aggarwal explained which kind of shoulder pain is a sign of gallstone, and the additional signs that we should be aware of. Gallstones are deposits of cholesterol, bilirubin ...

Gallstones are hardened deposits of cholesterol that collect in the gallbladder. This organ is like a pear-shaped “cul-de-sac on a street,” explains Dr. Timothy Farrell, general surgeon with ...

BARRETOS, Brazil—In the dead of night at a slaughterhouse in Brazil’s southeastern farming belt, a group of men splattered in blood gathered around the entrails of a cow to see if they had hit ...

Recently, the price of cow gallstones is trading at prices higher than gold, becoming the center of smuggling and crime. This is because demand has surged as cow gallstones are known to be ...

There it was: a gallstone. One of the most prized ingredients in traditional Chinese medicine, cattle gallstones have become so valuable that traders are willing to pay as much as $5,800 an ounce ...

Biliary colic can occur when a gallstone blocks the duct of the gallbladder, and it typically results in pain after eating. Inflammatory polyps are not associated with gallbladder cancer.

Gallstone disease is the most common disorder affecting the biliary system, the body's system of transporting bile. Gallstones are solid, pebble-like masses that form in the gallbladder or the biliary ...