The importance of cholesterol ester synthesis by acyl CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT) enzymes in intestinal and hepatic cholesterol metabolism has been unclear. We now demonstrate that ...

Two types of gallstone exist: cholesterol stones formed from cholesterol-supersaturated bile (80–90% of gallstones); and pigment stones consisting mainly of polymerized calcium bilirubinate (10 ...

For those experiencing unexplained upper abdominal pain, doctors recommend seeking medical advice instead of self-medicating ...

Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD Gallstones are hardened build-ups of calcium and cholesterol that form in your gallbladder. They range in size from grains of sand to golf balls. Gallstone ...

Cattle gallstones are valuable due to their use in Chinese medicine. Some stones sell for twice the price of gold.

In up to 10% of patients, cholesterol gallstones acquire a surface calcification during treatment, rendering them nondissolvable and unsuitable for further therapy with bile acids. [38] Fred M.

The gallbladder stores bile, a digestive fluid. Gallstones form when substances in bile, like cholesterol, harden. While many ...

Gallstones, those little rocks of cholesterol or particles that grow in your gallbladder, can get as big as a golf ball. If they block tubes that carry bile, that could be really painful.

To show what lengths I’ll go to for winter column fodder, I’ve turned to  gallstones as both subject matter and a last gasp retirement plan. I speak not of human “stones,” made of bad cholesterol, but ...

Gallstones are formed due to an imbalance in bile substances like cholesterol or bilirubin and can sometimes migrate into the bile duct, causing CBD stones. While gallstones may cause biliary ...