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liver gallbladder and bile ducts
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common (U.S.) More common in adults, but can occur in all age groups.

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gastroenterologist
family practitioner
internist

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gall stones - stones in the gall bladder or bile ducts

In medicine, gallstones (choleliths) are crystalline bodies formed within the body by accretion or concretion of normal or abnormal bile components. more

In medicine, gallstones (choleliths) are crystalline bodies formed within the body by accretion or concretion of normal or abnormal bile components.

Cholesterol stones are usually green, but are sometimes white or yellow in color and account for about 80 percent of gallstones. They are made primarily of cholesterol. less

some common symptoms
nausea right upper quadrant abdominal pain stomach pain vomiting

some related diagnoses

1 - 7 of 65 diagnoses
	alcoholism

	common bile duct obstruction

	hepatitis B

	cholecystitis

	alcoholic hepatitis

	intraabdominal trauma

	intraabdominal tumors

	more

diagnostic test search results for 'gall stones'

1 - 5 of 26 diagnostic tests

	Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)	gall stones and Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
	Ultrasound gallbladder and bile ducts	gall stones and Ultrasound gallbladder and bile ducts
	Complete Blood Count	gall stones and Complete Blood Count
	Liver Function Tests	elevated liver enzymes gall stones and Liver Function Tests
	Serum amylase	gall stones and Serum amylase
	Serum lipase	gall stones and Serum lipase
	Total bilirubin	gall stones and Total bilirubin
	direct bilirubin	gall stones and direct bilirubin
	CT gallbladder	gall stones and CT gallbladder
	Intraoperative cholangiography	gall stones and Intraoperative cholangiography
	Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography (MRCP)	gall stones and Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography (MRCP)
	Endoscopic ultrasonography	Endoscopic Ultrasound gall stones and Endoscopic ultrasonography
	Blood, Platelet Count	Platelet Count gall stones and Blood, Platelet Count
	Hepatobiliary iminodiacetic acid (HIDA) scan	gall stones and Hepatobiliary iminodiacetic acid (HIDA) scan
	72 hour stool fat	fat in stool collected over 72 hours gall stones and 72 hour stool fat
	CT scan	gall stones and CT scan
	Cholangiography	gall stones and Cholangiography
	DISIDA scan	hepatobiliary scans gall stones and DISIDA scan
	Laparoscopy	Minimally invasive surgery gall stones and Laparoscopy
	Serum Bile Acid	gall stones and Serum Bile Acid
	Serum cholylglycine	gall stones and Serum cholylglycine
	Sudan III stain of stool	gall stones and Sudan III stain of stool
	real time ultrasonography	gall stones and real time ultrasonography
	serum vitamin K	gall stones and serum vitamin K
	stool fat	gall stones and stool fat
	urinary urobilinogen	gall stones and urinary urobilinogen
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therapeutic procedure search results for 'gall stones'
1 - 5 of 13 therapeutic procedures
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	Cholecystectomy	gall stones and Cholecystectomy
	Endoscopic retrograde sphincterotomy	gall stones and Endoscopic retrograde sphincterotomy
	Chemodissolution of Gallbladder Stone	gall stones and Chemodissolution of Gallbladder Stone
	Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)	gall stones and Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
	Endoscopic surgery	gall stones and Endoscopic surgery
	Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL)	gall stones and Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL)
	Gallstone Removal	gall stones and Gallstone Removal
	Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy	Cholecystectomy gall stones and Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
	Laparoscopy	Minimally invasive surgery gall stones and Laparoscopy
	Lithotripsy	gall stones and Lithotripsy
	Open Cholecystectomy	gall stones and Open Cholecystectomy
	Percutaneous Electrohydraulic Lithotripsy	gall stones and Percutaneous Electrohydraulic Lithotripsy
	Transduodenal Sphincteroplasty	gall stones and Transduodenal Sphincteroplasty
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