within the gallbladder from precipitated bile components. The term cholelithiasis may refer to the presence of gallstones or to any disease caused by...

Biliary colic, also known as symptomatic cholelithiasis, a gallbladder attack or gallstone attack, is when a colic (sudden pain) occurs due to a gallstone...

complications of cholelithiasis (gallstones), so the initial step is to confirm the diagnosis of cholelithiasis. Patients with cholelithiasis typically present...

Saint's triad is a medical condition of concurrence of the following: Cholelithiasis (gallstones) Hiatal hernia Diverticular disease (diverticulosis of colon)...

caused by obstruction of the duct with gallstones, which is known as cholelithiasis. Blocked bile accumulates, and pressure on the gallbladder wall may...

of cholelithiasis and diabetes. He published an important treatise on diabetes titled Der Diabetes mellitus (1898), and his Klinik der Cholelithiasis was...

Obesity is a risk factor for many chronic physical and mental illnesses. The health effects of being overweight but not obese are controversial, with some...

diseases depending on the location of the stone. Gallstone disease, or cholelithiasis, is very common in the United States, impacting over 20 million people...

persist, the removal of the gallbladder may be warranted for symptomatic cholelithiasis.[citation needed] Hereditary spherocytosis is the heritable hemolytic...

linked to biliary disease, with the most common cause being gallstones (cholelithiasis). The gallbladder is designed to aid in the digestion of fats by concentrating...