A stone formed in the gall bladder or bile duct
A stone formed in the gall bladder or bile passages.
Stones the size of pebbles (usually 1cm, rarely 3cm) within the gallbladder (the sac that stores bile, a product of the liver that helps digest fat). Sometimes these may float into the ducts that lead from the liver to the intestine. The stones are made of cholesterol and bile salts. Gallstones are a cause of abdominal pain, and often trigger inflammation and infection of the gallbladder and the pancreas. Gallstone disease is common, increasing with age, obesity, female sex (and fertility) and runs in some families.
Calculus or stone formed in the gallbladder. See Cholelithiasis.
stones formed in the biliary tract.
Stone-like objects that form from cholesterol and other substances in the bile. They may be as small as tiny crystals or as large as golf balls.
A stone-like mass of tissue, called a calculus, that forms in the gallbladder and can cause abdominal pain.
Deposits of cholesterol and bile salts that form inside the gallbladder. Symptomatic gallstones usually cause sudden, severe abdominal pain and may require gallbladder removal.
A calculus formed in the gall bladder or biliary passages. The usual composition is cholesterol, a blood pigment liberated by haemolysis or a calcium salt.
A noncancerous stone that forms in the gall bladder, causing pain and sometimes requiring surgery
Constituents in the gallbladder that are not reabsorbed, including bile salts and lipid substances such as cholesterol that become highly concentrated. They can cause severe pain (obstruction and cramps) as they move into the common bile duct. Risk factors for cholesterol gallstone formation include female gender, weight gain, overweight, high energy intake, ethnic factors (Pima Indians and Scandinavians), use of certain drugs (clofibrate, estrogens, and bile acid sequestrants), and presence of gastrointestinal disease. Gallstones sometimes develop during dieting for weight reduction. There is an increased risk for gallstones and acute gallbladder disease during severe caloric restriction.
The small fig-shaped bag, lying on the under side of the liver, into which bile, secreted by the liver, passes to be stored and concentrated.
A solid stone(s) or mass which is made up of cholesterol or bilirubin. It is usually located in the bile ducts or gallbladder.
Stones that form when substances in the bile harden. Gallstones can be as small as a grain of sand or as large as a golf ball. There can be just one large stone, hundreds of tiny stones, or any combination. See the entire definition of Gallstones
solid masses or stones made of cholesterol or bilirubin that form in the gallbladder or bile ducts.
Abnormal solids that form in the gallbladder.
stones that form when the bile has too much cholesterol
Small, hard, pathological masses, composed chiefly of cholesterol, calcium salts, and bile pigments, formed in the gallbladder or in a bile duct. Reference: L3
Hard, stone-like structures formed within the gall bladder. The gall bladder is a small sac found near the liver, which stores a fluid involved in digestion, called bile.
Each year more than 500,000 Americans have their gallbladders removed through surgery in order to treat gallstones. Gallstones are crystalline bodies formed by bile components, of which cholesterol is the most common.
Solid Material Formed Within The Gallbladder
Solid, rounded masses that form in the gallbladder when cholesterol or calcium solidifies out of bile; also known as biliary calculi.
A solid mass, “pebbles” formed by the precipitation (crystallization) of cholesterol (most common in the U.S. and Europe) or bilirubin (most common in Asia) in the gallbladder. Gallstones may be asymptomatic (without symptoms) or they may result in inflammation and infection of the gallbladder.
a stonelike mass that forms in the gallbladder and is composed mainly of cholesterol crystals.
econcretions of organic material formed in the gallbladder or in the bile duct. In the developing world, these are comprised predominantly of bile pigments and may be related to recurrent infection. In the developed world, they are predominantly composed of cho]esterol and are associated with obesity.