Cholecystectomy or surgery to remove the gallbladder is the usual treatment for symptomatic gallstones. Dr Sunny Agarwal explains the surgery here. Gallstones are hard, pebble-like pieces of material ...

Nov. 7, 2003 — Daily ursodeoxycholic acid for six months was effective prophylaxis against gallstone formation after gastric restrictive procedures, according to the results of a randomized, ...

Gallstones are hard, crystalized deposits of digestive fluid made of substances found in bile, like cholesterol. If they cause symptoms, you may need to have your gallbladder removed. The gallbladder ...

A coroner is demanding action from a hospital after four patients died in six months of complications from the same gallstones procedure. Carol Cole, 53, William Doleman, 76, Anita Burkey, 85, and ...

MOST authorities agree that cholelithiasis associated with diabetes mellitus has a more serious prognosis than cholelithiasis in the nondiabetic patient. The reason commonly stated to support this ...

Gallstones are supersaturated, pebble-like deposits of bile inside the gallbladder. They can be as small as a grain of sand or as big as a golf ball and can occur as a single stone or as a collection ...

Sligo Coroner Eamon McGowan outside Sligo Courthouse Pathologist Dr Clive Kilgallen leaving the Coroner’s court Sligo Coroner Eamon McGowan recorded a narrative verdict into the death of 51-year-old ...

Hard, pebble-like gallstones may range in size from a grain of sand to a golf ball. A person could have one large gallstone or lots of smaller ones inside their gallbladder. Gallstones affect about 10 ...

Doctors can test for gallbladder issues using a combination of physical exams, blood tests, and imaging studies. Several issues can affect the gallbladder, including gallstones, inflammation, or ...