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2. Gallstone Disease Tests - US News and World Report
Physicians rely on several tests to accurately diagnose gallstones.
3. Digestive Diseases and Disorders - Causes, Prevention, Symptoms and Treatment - Diseases and Cond...
Information on Digestive disorders. Learn about disgestive diseases such as Crohn's disease, gallstone disease, gerd, irritable bowel syndrome, peptic ulcers, ulcerative colitis. Find its causes, prevention, symptoms, tests, treatment, and more.
4. Gallstones : Symptoms
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There are usually no symptoms. Gallstones are usually discovered when having a routine x-ray, abdominal surgery, or other medical procedure. Symptoms usually occur if a large stone blocks the cystic duct or the common bile duct. The cystic duct dr...• Reviewer: Linda Vorvick, MD, Seattle Site Coordinator, Lecturer, Pathophysiology, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
5. Gallstones
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A gallstone is a solid crystal deposit that forms in the gallbladder, which is a pear-shaped organ that stores bile salts until they are needed to help digest fatty foods. Gallstones can migrate to other parts of the digestive tract and cause seve...• Author: Maureen Haggerty Expand your search to include all of U.S. News
6. Gallstones Symptoms -- EMedicineHealth Consumer Information
Whether gallstones cause symptoms depends partly on their size and their number. Up to 20% of adults in the United States may have gallstones, yet only 1-3% develop symptoms. There are 2 types of gallstones: cholesterol stones and pigment stones. http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/10465-3.asp
7. Gallstones -- Information from Harvard Medical School
However, the majority of people whose gallstones cause symptoms will require surgery to cure the problem and will continue to have symptoms until the gallbladder is removed. Even if you are found to have gallstones on an ultrasound or computed... http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/9339/31167.html#symptoms
8. Gallstones: Symptoms -- Information from the Merck Manual
Most people with gallstones that do not cause any symptoms ("silent" gallstones) do not require treatment. Most gallstones do not cause any symptoms for many years, if ever, particularly if they remain in the gallbladder. http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec10/ch140/ch140b.html#sec10-ch140-ch140b-317 |
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