You likely already know that gallstones can be notoriously painful and disproportionately affect women. But if you’re ...

Regular medical check-ups and abdominal ultrasounds, when recommended, allow for early detection and timely treatment ...

Gallstones, common solid deposits in the gallbladder, often cause no symptoms but can lead to inflammation and, rarely, gallbladder cancer. Chronic inflammation from gallstones, especially larger ones ...

A non-surgical procedure that uses shock waves to break up gallbladder stones has shown early promise bringing relief for some of the estimated 25 million Americans who have gallstones. The procedure, ...

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Bile is made in the liver and stored in the gall bladder. It is secreted into the duodenum as the gall bladder contracts when food is consumed, aiding in digestion. Gallstones refer to stone ...

Gallstones are hardened deposits of digestive fluid that can form in your gallbladder, an organ located on the right side of your abdomen that holds bile to be released into your small intestine.

Sudden, agonizing abdominal pain could signal gallstones, particularly common in women. These calcified bile deposits, ...

The human body is known to produce stones in various locations, most commonly in the kidneys, the bladder, the gallbladder and the appendix. Many of these stones appear without any obvious reason.

Surgeons in India removed a staggering 2,350 gallbladder stones from a woman — in one shot. The 50-year-old woman experienced abdominal pain for 18 months after medics spotted the lumps but opted for ...

WRITING about kidney and gallbladder stones and stone-melting or crushing herbs and substances in the first part of this series last week, I remembered some of the unforgettable staff of The Comet. I ...