A patient was admitted as an emergency with bowel obstruction. Recent medical history included an episode of gallstone ileus treated surgically by removal of an enteric calculus. On this admission, an ...

National Health Service surgeons perform more than 40,000 gallstone operations - cholecystectomies - each year. Michell Ainslie, a 30-year-old PA from Morley, Leeds underwent the procedure last month.

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 ...

Gallstones and alcohol are the two main causes of acute pancreatitis. With chronic pancreatitis, it’s been estimated that up to 55 percent of cases in the United States are due to heavy drinking ...

Beyond typical presentations, gallstones rarely cause mechanical obstruction syndromes, including Bouveret syndrome (gastric outlet obstruction due to impacted stones) or gallstone ileus (small bowel ...