Gallbladder Diseases |
Cholelithiasis; Gallbladder; Gallbladder Disease |
In medicine, gallstones (choleliths) are crystalline bodies formed within the body by accretion or concretion of normal or abnormal bile components. Cholesterol stones are usually green, but are sometimes 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 s ...
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Resources
- About Cholecystectomy : Surgical Removal of the Gallbladder (American College of Surgeons) - Links to PDF File
- American Gastroenterological Association
- American Liver Foundation
- Can Gallbladder Cancer Be Prevented? (American Cancer Society)
- Cholecystectomy: Open and Laparoscopic [Interactive Tutorial] (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
- Cholelithiasis (HealthWorld)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Gallbladder Diseases (National Institutes of Health)
- Diarrhea: A Concern After Gallbladder Removal? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Dieting and Gallstones (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Digestive Diseases Dictionary [Easy-to-Read] (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography) (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Gallbladder (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Gallbladder Cancer (MayoClinic)
- Gallbladder Cancer (PDQ): Treatment (National Cancer Institute)
- Gallbladder Diseases
- Gallbladder Diseases (Medline Plus)
- Gallbladder Removal: Laparoscopic Method (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Gallstones (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Gallstones (HealthWorld)
- GGT (Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase) Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- How Is Gallbladder Cancer Diagnosed? (American Cancer Society)
- How Is Gallbladder Cancer Staged? (American Cancer Society)
- JAMA Patient Page: Acute Cholecystitis (American Medical Association)
- National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
- Radiation Therapy for Gallbladder Cancer (American Cancer Society)
- Surgery for Gallbladder Cancer (American Cancer Society)
- Ultrasound-Abdomen (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
- Understanding EUS (Endoscopic Ultrasonography) (American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy)
- What Are the Key Statistics for Gallbladder Cancer? (American Cancer Society)
- What Are the Risk Factors for Gallbladder Cancer? (American Cancer Society)
- What Is a HIDA (Hepatobiliary Iminodiacetic Acid) Scan (Cholescintigraphy)? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- What's New in Gallbladder Cancer Research and Treatment? (American Cancer Society)
- Your Digestive System and How It Works (American Gastroenterological Association)

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