Definitions for "Gallstones"
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.
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See Gallstone.