A prized ingredient in China’s multibillion-dollar industry for traditional medicine, gallstones have become the must-have item among underground traders and armed robbers in Brazil.

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

Included in this prospective study cohort were all patients with CBDS and gallbladder stones treated ... Patient demographics, stone number, size, location, treatment method, duration of surgery ...

Several factors determine the approach for gallbladder stone treatment. They include: how bad the symptoms are, the size and number of stones, and if there are complications. For small ...

Cholecystitis An inflammation of the gallbladder. Symptoms of cholecystitis include pain in the upper center or right abdomen that can extend to the right shoulder or back, bloating, fever, nausea, ...

channing.harvard.edu Background: Diets with a high glycaemic response exacerbate the metabolic consequences of the insulin resistance syndrome. Their effects on the incidence of gall stone disease are ...

MRI and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP): An MRI uses strong magnetic waves to create a detailed picture. An MRCP uses MRI imaging with special software to help detect gallstones and ...

It remains unknown as to which approach is optimal for management of gallbladder stone with common bile duct stones (CBDS) in Chinese patients. Methods From May 2000 to February 2009, we ...

Gastroenterology Unit, UMDS of Guy's Hospital, London. The British/Belgian Gall Stone Study Group (BBGSG) post-dissolution trial was a prospective, multicentre, randomised, double blind trial of: (i) ...

A pensioner who had been paralysed from the chest down for 30 years found out she had a bladder stone the same size as a baseball in her abdomen after undergoing an ultrasound. The 72-year-old ...

Slaughterhouses in Brazil have become a target for armed robbers looking for a prized possession twice as valuable as the ...