I have a patient with gallstones. His alkaline phosphatase is 1800 (probably due to stones in the common bile duct [CBD]) and bilirubin is normal. What would be the best approach for management of ...

Despite its small size, issues may develop in your gallbladder. While gallbladder problems can range in severity, some may cause feelings of bloating. The gallbladder is a small organ in your ...

Gallstones are hardened deposits of digestive fluid, called bile, in your gallbladder. They range in size from as small as a grain of sand to as large as a golf ball. Dr. Irving Jorge, a Mayo Clinic ...

People might attribute midnight bouts of chest pain or waves of nausea to food poisoning, stress or a stubborn case of indigestion, but Rutgers Health researchers suggest that knowing your family's ...

A new study published in the journal Gut has shed light on the complex relationship between serum lipids, lipid-modifying targets, and cholelithiasis, a common condition characterized by the formation ...

Associations of serum lipids with cholelithiasis from Mendelian randomization. (A) Causal effects of genetically−lowered lipids on cholelithiasis. (B) Results of multivariable Mendelian randomization ...