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

Gallstone pancreatitis happens when a gallstone blocks a person’s pancreatic duct. Digestive juices back up and damage the pancreas, causing pain, inflammation, nausea, vomiting and other symptoms. It ...

Why has this 70-year-old woman with gallstones had abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting for the past 3 days? That is the diagnostic dilemma faced by Francesco Pata, MD, PhD, of Università della ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma were six times more likely to have had cholelithiasis or ...

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 ...

How Do I Know if I Have Gallstones? If your symptoms suggest a gallstone problem, your doctor might first examine your skin for jaundice, and then feel your abdomen to check for tenderness. A blood ...

Cholelithiasis is the medical term for stones in the gallbladder. When the gallbladder doesn’t completely drain the bile, it precipitates into sludge, resulting in stones. The gallstones are composed ...

What Are the Symptoms of Gallstones? Gallstones may or may not cause symptoms. In fact, you likely won't know you have them until one gets stuck in one of your ducts, which are the tubes that carry ...

GALLSTONES can grow over many years into solid stones which block the bile duct leading to the gallbladder. Taking notice of sudden pain in and around your back, chest or shoulder could help you catch ...