Gallstones

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Reviewed Sept 2007

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Title:   Gallstones
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Gallstones are small stones, made from cholesterol, bile pigment and calcium salts, which form in the gall bladder. Medical treatment may not be necessary unless the gallstones present symptoms. Treatment options include surgery.
Date:   Aug 2007
Title:   Gallstones: complications
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Complications relating to gallstones include: inflammation of the gallbladder (cholecystitis), bile duct (cholangitis), and pancreas (biliary pancreatitis); and obstruction of the intestine (gallstone ileus).
Date:   Jul 2006
Title:   Gallstones: symptoms
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   The most common symptom of gallstones is a recurrent attack of pain in the upper abdomen or the back, known as biliary colic.
Date:   Aug 2005
Title:   Gallstones: treatment
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Gallstones generally do not require any treatment, but if they are causing recurrent abdominal pain, it may be necessary to surgically remove the gallbladder using a procedure called cholecystectomy.
Date:   Jun 2006
Title:   Gallstones: how are they diagnosed?
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Gallstones that do not cause any symptoms are sometimes discovered during other procedures such as ultrasounds, X-rays, or CT scans.
Date:   Jul 2001
Title:   Gallstones: diagnosing with ultrasound
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Ultrasound is the most common technique used to confirm the presence of gallstones.
Date:   Mar 2004
Title:   Gallstones: what are they?
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   There are two main types of gallstones: cholesterol stones and pigment stones.
Date:   Jul 2006
Title:   Gallstone disease
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of gallstone disease by professional health specialists.
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Gall bladder removal
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Surgical removal of the gall bladder (cholecystectomy) is recommended if gallstones (or other types of gall bladder disease) are causing problems. Techniques include laparoscopic ('keyhole') cholecystectomy or open surgery.
Date:   Apr 2007
Title:   Surgical versus endoscopic treatment of bile duct stones
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Pre- or post-operative endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography for bile duct clearance in patients undergoing cholecystectomy for gallstones offers no apparent advantage over surgical exploration ...
Date:   Feb 2006
Title:   Routine abdominal drainage for uncomplicated laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Drain use seems unnecessary after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the currently preferred method of treatment of symptomatic gallstones. Drain use after laparoscopic cholecystectomy is controversial. This review found that th...
Date:   Aug 2007
Title:   Early versus delayed laparoscopic cholecystectomy for biliary colic
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Removal of gallbladder (cholecystectomy) for symptomatic gallstones is one of the commonest abdominal operations performed. Key-hole removal of the gallbladder (laparoscopic cholecystectomy) is usually performed on a delayed (elective) basis for gallsto...
Date:   Mar 2008
Title:   Cholecystography
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Cholecystography is a procedure that helps to diagnose gallstones using X-rays and contrast medium to show up the gallbladder and bile duct.
Date:   Nov 2006
Title:   Cholecystectomy deferral in patients with endoscopic sphincterotomy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Prophylactic cholecystectomy should be offered to patients whose gallbladders remain in-situ after endoscopic sphincterotomy and common bile duct clearance ...
Date:   Jul 2007
Title:   Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in gallstone-associated acute pancreatitis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Patients presenting with acute pancreatitis may benefit from treatment to reduce complications and mortality. Early endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography with or without sphincterotomy has been advocated for acute pancreatitis associated with ...
Date:   Mar 2004
Title:   Abdominal lift for laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Several physiological parameters related to heart and lung (cardiopulmonary changes) occur during insufflation of abdomen (tummy) with key-hole surgery. While these changes can be tolerated by normal individuals, patients with poor heart or lung functio...
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   ERCP is an investigation used to view the gallbladder, bile ducts, pancreas and pancreatic duct. Minor surgery can be carried out at the same time.
Date:   Feb 2007
Title:   Routine abdominal drainage for uncomplicated open cholecystectomy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Drains increase the harms to patients undergoing open cholecystectomy ...
Date:   Feb 2007
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