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 ...

The stones can vary in size, with some being as small as a grain of sand or a pea or as big as a golf ball. Even though they are stones, there are differences between gallstones and kidney stones.

Gallstones are solid lumps that form in the gallbladder when stored bile crystallizes. They are pebble-like and can be the ...

Scientists at Boston Medical Center have found a surprising link between gallstones and pancreatic cancer, specifically a ...

According to Dr. Deep Goel, Principal Director and HOD - Surgical Gastroenterology, Advance Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery, BLK-Max Super Speciality Hospital, “Gallstones form in the ...

Subsequently this indication was no longer mentioned in medical discussions or the literature, but it has now resurfaced for large gallstones, again without any evidence (such as cited references ...

and most gallstones are cholesterol-rich”. The authors therefore carried out a large, long-term, observational, case–control study to examine the association between the use of statins and ...

Subsequently this indication was no longer mentioned in medical discussions or the literature, but it has now resurfaced for large gallstones, again without any evidence (such as cited references ...