61. InteliHealth: Gallbladder And Bile Ducts gallstones are rocklike nuisances that can form inside the gallbladder. gallstones form in the gallbladder when cholesterol or bilirubin particles begin http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/8270/8491/187103.html?d=dmtHealthA

62. Gallstones - Vitacost gallstones are hardened formations, composed primarily of cholesterol, that develop in the gallbladder. http://www.vitacost.com/science/hn/Concern/Gallstones.htm

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63. Netter Medical Illustrations - Search Results For Gallstones Pathogenesis of gallstones Mechanisms of Biliary Pain Calculous Obstruction of Common Duct (Choledocholithiasis) Pathogensis of gallstones http://www.netterimages.com/image/list.htm?s=gallstones

64. Gallstones gallstones. Links to Australian information about gallstones. http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Gallstones

Skip to Content Advanced Search About Health Insite A-Z Health Topics ... Conditions and Diseases Topics such as asthma, diabetes, cancer, arthritis, depression Health and Wellbeing Topics such as fitness, nutrition, drugs, preventing suicide, health insurance, women's health, living with a disability Life Stages and Events Topics such as menopause, pregnancy, ageing, going into hospital Health Services Includes links to State/Territory Health Services and other services News Health Insite Newsletter ... Home Gallstones Follow the links below to find information about gallstones and the gall bladder. Updated Aug 2005 Printer friendly page 12 Resources Found Results 1 to 12 displayed. Title: Gall bladder removal Publisher: Better Health Channel Description: Surgical removal of the gall bladder (cholecystectomy) is recommended if gallstones (or other types of gall bladder disease) are causing problems. Techniques include laparoscopic ('keyhole') cholecystectomy or open surgery. Date: Apr 2005 Title: Gallstones Publisher: Better Health Channel Description: Gallstones are small stones - made from cholesterol, bile pigment and calcium salts - that form in the gall bladder. Medical treatment may not be necessary unless the gallstones present symptoms. Treatment options include surgery.

65. Gallstones MR This patient had an MR for evaluation of a pheochromcytoma. The scan shows a myriad of incidental gallstones. Click here to go back to index. http://wwwrad.pulmonary.ubc.ca/stpaulsstuff/NeatcasesF/GBf/GBS_MR.html

Gall Stones MR Click here for a higher quality GIF image This patient had an MR for evaluation of a pheochromcytoma. The scan shows a myriad of incidental gallstones. Click here to go back to index

66. Introduction: Gallstones - WrongDiagnosis.com Introduction to gallstones as a medical condition including symptoms, diagnosis, misdiagnosis, treatment, prevention, and prognosis. http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/g/gallstones/intro.htm

Home Symptoms Diseases Risks ... Diseases Search our medical database Subscribe to our free Newsletter sample Send this page to a friend Condition Lists By Organ By Symptom By Class By Prevalence ... List A-Z Current chapter: Gallstones Next sections Basic Summary for Gallstones Prevalence and Incidence of Gallstones Prognosis of Gallstones Types of Gallstones ... Causes of Gallstones Next chapters: Gastric erosion Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Giardia Headache-free migraine ... Feedback Introduction: Gallstones 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. Gallstones: 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.

67. Symptoms Of Gallstones - WrongDiagnosis.com Symptoms of gallstones including signs, symptoms, incubation period, duration, and correct diagnosis. http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/g/gallstones/symptoms.htm

Home Symptoms Diseases Risks ... Gallstones Search our medical database Subscribe to our free Newsletter sample Send this page to a friend Condition Lists By Organ By Symptom By Class By Prevalence ... List A-Z Current chapter: Gallstones Next sections Diagnostic Tests for Gallstones Complications of Gallstones Misdiagnosis of Gallstones Misdiagnosis of Underlying Causes of Gallstones ... Misdiagnosis of Medication Causes of Gallstones Next chapters: Gastric erosion Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Giardia Headache-free migraine ... Feedback Symptoms of Gallstones General information about symptoms of Gallstones: The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible symptoms of Gallstones. This symptom information has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of symptoms of Gallstones. Furthermore, symptoms of Gallstones may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of symptoms and whether they are indeed symptoms of Gallstones. List of symptoms of Gallstones: The list of symptoms mentioned in various sources for Gallstones includes: No symptoms - many people don't know they have gallstones. These "silent stones" are often found by accident from x-rays for other medical reasons. These stones may or may not require treatment.

68. Gallstone - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia In medicine, gallstones are crystalline bodies formed within the body by accretion gallstones can occur anywhere within the biliary tree, including the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallstone

Wikimedia needs your help in the final day of its fund drive. See our fundraising page Over US$240,000 has been donated since the drive began on 19 August. Thank you for your generosity! Gallstone From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. In medicine gallstones are crystalline bodies formed within the body by accretion or concretion of normal or abnormal bile components. Cholesterol stones are usually white or yellow in color and account for about 80 percent of gallstones. They are made primarily of cholesterol. Pigment stones are small, dark stones made of bilirubin and calcium salts that are found in bile. They account for the other 20 percent of gallstones. Risk factors for pigment stones include cirrhosis, biliary tract infections, and hereditary blood cell disorders, such as sickle cell anemia. Stones of mixed origin also occur. Gallstones can occur anywhere within the biliary tree , including the gallbladder and the common bile duct . Obstruction of the common bile duct is choledocholithiasis ; obstruction of the biliary tree can cause jaundice ; obstruction of the outlet of the pancreatic exocrine system can cause pancreatitis Cholelithiasis is the presence of stones in the gallbladder chole- means "gall bladder"

69. THE MERCK MANUAL--SECOND HOME EDITION, Gallstones In Ch. 140, Gallbladder Disord Most gallstones do not cause any symptoms for many years, if ever, particularly if Typically, gallstones pass from the gallbladder into the bile ducts. http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec10/ch140/ch140b.html

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70. GALLSTONES The center provides specialty care for patients with complex bile duct diseases including bile duct cancer, ampullary cancer and bile duct injury. http://www.surgery.usc.edu/divisions/tumor/pancreasdiseases/web pages/BILIARY SY

GALLSTONES gallbladder home page gallstones laparoscopic cholecystectomy laparoscopic bile duct surgery ... laparoscopic surgery home What is the gallbladder? The gallbladder is a pear-shaped structure that is found attached to the liver. The bile duct is a tube that transports bile from the liver to the small intestine. The gallbladder is attached to the bile duct by a small tube called the cystic duct. Bile is collected in the gallbladder between meals and empties into the bile duct through the cystic duct during a meal. What are gallstones? Gallstones are stone-like substances that are found in the gallbladder. There are two types of gallstones: pigment stones and cholesterol stones. In the majority of patients cholesterol stones are present. In many people the cause for gallstones appears to be interaction between hereditary causes and the diet. Certain population groups such as the Latino population have a an increase tendency to form gallstones. Gallstones are formed when the bile that is produced by the liver becomes very enriched with fatty substances. In the majority of patients with gallstones, the gallbladder wall is abnormal due to many previous episodes of inflammation. Removal of the stones only is associated with rapid development of new stones in the gallbladder.

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Main October 28, 2004 Arafat diagnosed with gallstones Not at death's door after all. From the Jerusalem Post , with thanks to Kemaste: Yasser Arafat has a large gallstone, a Palestinian hospital official said Tuesday, as the weakened Palestinian leader broke his Ramadan fast and underwent more medical tests at the urging of his doctors. The gallstone is not life threatening and can be easily treated, the official told The Associated Press. Palestinian officials insisted Arafat, 75, was simply recovering from a lengthy bout of the flu. However, Palestinian medical sources said he has been inexplicably exhausted in recent weeks and Israeli officials have speculated he is suffering from stomach cancer. Teams of Egyptian and Tunisian doctors have examined him in recent days. On Monday, he underwent an endoscopy, or exam of the digestive tract. And he has not led Muslim evening prayers at the makeshift mosque in his compound, as he has done in the past during the fasting month of Ramadan. UPDATE: The staff here in Secure Undisclosed Locationville is having fun with this one. "Arafat has gallstones? It figures: he's sure got a lot of gall." Etc. You fill in the blanks. (Extra update, with apologies to the commenters: I hadn't read the comments before I added it. I should have figured you'd be ahead of us at the office on this.)

72. Causes And Symptoms Of Gallstones gallstones may be caused by several factors including inherited body chemistry, obesity, crashdieting and fasting, estrogen levels, and efficiency of http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/950732863.html

Search Articles: search tips Please Take the HealthLink Survey Email this article Print this article Find related articles: By topic: Digestive System Women's Health By keywords: gallbladder cholelithiasis Receive Health Link via email! Subscribe now >> Causes and Symptoms of Gallstones The gallbladder is a small pear-shaped organ located beneath the liver on the right side of the abdomen. The gallbladder's primary functions are to store and concentrate bile, and to secrete bile through small ducts into the small intestine to help digest food. Bile, a fluid produced by the liver, contains water, cholesterol, lipids (fats), bile salts (natural detergents that break up fat), and the bile pigment bilirubin. What are Gallstones? Gallstones are hard crystal-like particles that form in the gallbladder from substances in bile. Cholesterol stones are usually white or yellow and account for about 80% of gallstones. The other 20% of gallstones are small dark pigment stones made of bilirubin and calcium salts. Risk factors for pigment stones include cirrhosis, biliary tract infections, and hereditary blood cell disorders like sickle cell anemia. Gallstones may be as small as a grain of sand or as large as a golf ball. The gallbladder may develop a single large stone or many smaller ones, even several thousand.

73. Diagnosis And Treatment Of Gallstones gallstones are most often diagnosed with a painless, noninvasive ultrasound examination. The most common surgical treatment is the minimally invasive http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/950733445.html

Search Articles: search tips Please Take the HealthLink Survey Email this article Print this article Find related articles: By topic: Digestive System Women's Health By keywords: gallbladder cholecystectomy Receive Health Link via email! Subscribe now >> Diagnosis and Treatment of Gallstones How are Gallstones Diagnosed? Most people with gallstones have what are called silent stones; they have no symptoms. Many times gallstones are detected during an abdominal x-ray, computerized axial tomography (CT) scan, or abdominal ultrasound that has been taken for an unrelated problem or complaint. But steady severe pain in the upper abdomen which may be accompanied by nausea or vomiting, pain between the shoulder blades, or in the right shoulder, are symptoms of a gallstone attack. When actually looking for gallstones, the most common diagnostic tool is ultrasound. An ultrasound examination uses sound waves. Pulses of sound waves are sent into the abdomen to create an image of the gallbladder. If stones are present, the sound waves will bounce off the stones, revealing their location. Ultrasound is a painless noninvasive technique, which means nothing is injected into or penetrates the body. No radiation is involved. How are Gallstones Treated?

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75. Health Library - If gallstones don t cause pain or other symptoms, treatment is usually not needed. Only 1% to 4% of people who have gallstones develop symptoms each year. http://12.42.224.225/library/healthguide/en-us/illnessconditions/topic.asp?hwid=

76. AllRefer Health - Acute Cholecystitis (Gallstones) (Cholecystitis - Acute, Galls Acute Cholecystitis (gallstones) (Cholecystitis Acute, gallstones - Acute Cholecyctitis) information center covers causes, prevention, symptoms, http://health.allrefer.com/health/acute-cholecystitis-gallstones-info.html

AllRefer Channels :: Yellow Pages Reference Health Home ... Contact Us Quick Jump ADD/ADHD Allergies Alzheimer's Disease Arthritis Asthma Back Pain Breast Cancer Cancer Colon Cancer Depression Diabetes Gallbladder Disease Heart Attack Hepatitis High Cholesterol HIV/AIDS Hypertension Lung Cancer Menopause Migraines/Headaches Osteoporosis Pneumonia Prostate Cancer SARS Stroke Urinary Tract Infection 1600+ More Conditions Alternative Medicine Health News Symptoms Guide Special Topics ... Medical Encyclopedia Web health.allrefer.com You are here : AllRefer.com Health Acute Cholecystitis (Gallstones) Acute Cholecystitis (Gallstones) Definition Prevention Treatment Expectations or Prognosis ... Go To Main Page Alternate Names : Cholecystitis - Acute, Gallstones - Acute Cholecyctitis Definition Acute cholecystitis is a sudden inflammation of the gallbladder that causes severe abdominal pain Digestive System Cholecystitis, CT Scan Cholecystitis, Cholangiogram Cholecystolithiasis Gallstones, Cholangiogram Digestive System Organs Gallbladder Removal - Series In 90% of cases, acute cholecystitis is caused by gallstones in the gallbladder, which obstruct the duct leading from the gallbladder to the common bile duct (which drains into the intestine). Severe illness, alcohol abuse and, rarely, tumors of the gallbladder can also cause cholecystitis.

77. AllRefer Health - Cholelithiasis (Gallstones) Cholelithiasis (gallstones) information center covers causes, prevention, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, incidence, risk factors, signs, tests, http://health.allrefer.com/health/cholelithiasis-info.html

AllRefer Channels :: Yellow Pages Reference Health Home ... Contact Us Quick Jump ADD/ADHD Allergies Alzheimer's Disease Arthritis Asthma Back Pain Breast Cancer Cancer Colon Cancer Depression Diabetes Gallbladder Disease Heart Attack Hepatitis High Cholesterol HIV/AIDS Hypertension Lung Cancer Menopause Migraines/Headaches Osteoporosis Pneumonia Prostate Cancer SARS Stroke Urinary Tract Infection 1600+ More Conditions Alternative Medicine Health News Symptoms Guide Special Topics ... Medical Encyclopedia Web health.allrefer.com You are here : AllRefer.com Health Cholelithiasis Cholelithiasis Definition Prevention Treatment Expectations or Prognosis ... Go To Main Page Alternate Names : Gallstones Definition Cholelithiasis is the presence of gallstones in the gallbladder without any associated symptoms. Digestive System Cholecystolithiasis Gallstones, Cholangiogram Kidney Cyst with Gallstones, CT Scan Cholelithiasis Gallbladder Gallbladder Gallbladder Removal - Series Cholelithiasis is usually incidentally discovered by routine x-ray study, surgery, or autopsy. Virtually all gallstones are formed within the gallbladder, an organ that normally functions to store bile excreted from the liver.

78. Management Of Gallstones And Their Complications - March 15, 2000 - American Aca A patient information handout on gallstones and their treatment, Composition of gallstones in the common bile duct is usually the same as that of http://www.aafp.org/afp/20000315/1673.html

Advanced Search AAFP Home Page Journals Vol. 61/No. 6 (March 15, 2000) Management of Gallstones and Their Complications AIJAZ AHMED, M.D., RAMSEY C. CHEUNG, M.D., and EMMET B. KEEFFE, M.D. Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California A patient information handout on gallstones and their treatment, written by Joseph Cooney, a medical editing clerk at Georgetown University Medical Center, is provided on page 1687. The accurate differentiation of gallstone-induced biliary colic from other abdominal disease processes is the most crucial step in the successful management of gallstone disease. Despite the availability of many imaging techniques to demonstrate the presence of gallstones, clinical judgment ultimately determines the association of symptoms with cholelithiasis and its complications. Adult patients with silent or incidental gallstones should be observed and managed expectantly, with few exceptions. In symptomatic patients, the intervention varies with the type of gallstone-induced complication. In this article, we review the salient clinical features, diagnostic tests and therapeutic options employed in the management of gallstones and their complications. (Am Fam Physician 2000;61:1673-80,1687-8.) G allstones are a major cause of morbidity worldwide, and cholecystectomy is the most commonly performed abdominal surgery in medicine. Gallstone-induced complications have a limited and overlapping pattern of clinical presentation.

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