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

Lucknow: Doctors at the gastroenterology department of Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences (RMLIMS) emphasised prioritising pre-surgical e.

Struggling with gallstone issues for years, an inquest at Exeter Coroner's Court noted he underwent an elective surgery to remove his gallbladder. Making initial recovery strides post-surgery ...

In 1981, the National Cooperative Gallstone Study established the efficacy and safety of CDCA therapy. [26] Although gallstones could be dissolved by oral administration of CDCA, its efficacy was low.

The gallbladder is a small organ that plays a vital role in digesting the foods you eat. You may need to follow a gallbladder diet if you have gallstones or if your gallbladder is inflamed or infected ...

The American Cancer Society’s estimates for cancer of the gallbladder and nearby large bile ducts in the United States for 2025 are: About 12,610 new cases diagnosed: 6,040 in men and 6,570 in women ...

Irregular eating habits often contribute to these problems. However, sometimes the pain and digestive discomfort continue to worsen, which could indicate a higher likelihood of gallstones forming in ...

His pain was not worse in the right lower abdomen, making appendicitis unlikely. It was also not worse in the right upper abdomen, which would have suggested gallstones or infection of the gallbladder ...

Bile ducts carry bile (digestive fluid) from your liver to your gallbladder and into your small intestine. When gallstones block the bile ducts, bile builds up in the gallbladder, causing biliary ...

Background: The trend of gallstones occurring in younger populations has become a noteworthy public health issue. This study aims to investigate the association between complete blood cell count (CBC) ...