An ultrasound scan is one of the main tests doctors use to diagnose cholecystitis. On a scan, clinicians may be able to spot the presence of gallstones, which can cause this condition. Cholecystitis ...

Gallstones can be symptomatic (cause symptoms) or asymptomatic (without symptoms). Asymptomatic stones are discovered when the person is being investigated for some other condition, such as an ...

A liver ultrasound is a noninvasive test a doctor orders to examine the liver, its blood vessels, and sometimes the gallbladder. Abnormal results may indicate a person has liver disease or signal an ...

Americans’ bad diets are leading many people to have their gallbladders removed because of gallstones. The stones, which can vary in size, are not usually problematic if they are asymptomatic. People ...

Gallbladder-related disease is a common non-obstetric abdominal complaint. Cholelithiasis or presence of calculi/gallstones in the gallbladder or common duct occurs more frequently in pregnant women.

Surgeons found the gallstone was so big that it took up most of the space in his gallbladder — the organ that stores bile, ...

Study design: Prospective controlled study. Objectives: To assess the prevalence of cholelithiasis among chronic spinal spinal cord injured (SCI) male patients of the ACHS (Asociación Chilena de ...

GALLLSTONE are pebble-like deposits of bile inside the gallbladder. These stones can be as tiny as a grain of sand or as big as a golf ball, and may appear solely or in faction with mixture of ...

Gallstones are small stones that form in the gallbladder or bile duct. The gallbladder is a small, pouch-like structure that lies in the upper abdomen and is connected to the liver and bowel by the ...