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Gallstones

Your gallbladder is a pear-shaped organ under your liver. It stores bile, a fluid made by your liver to digest fat. As your stomach and intestines digest food, your gallbladder releases bile through a tube called the common bile duct. The duct connects your gallbladder and liver to your small intestine.

Your gallbladder is most likely to give you trouble if something blocks the flow of bile through the . That is usually a gallstone. Gallstones form when substances in bile harden. Gallstone attacks usually happen after you eat. Signs of a gallstone attack may include nausea, vomiting, or pain in the abdomen, back, or just under the right arm.

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  1. Gallstones (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... through the bile ducts. That is usually a gallstone. Gallstones form when substances in bile harden. Gallstone attacks usually happen after you eat. Signs of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/gallstones.html - Health Topics
  2. Gallstones 
    Gallstones are hard deposits that form inside the gallbladder. These may be as small as a grain ... The cause of gallstones varies. There are two main types of gallstones: Stones made of cholesterol -- This is the most common type. Cholesterol ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000273.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Gallstones - discharge 
    You have gallstones . These are hard, pebble-like deposits that form inside your gallbladder. Most gallstones do not cause symptoms. Sometimes ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000196.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Gallbladder removal - open - discharge 
    ... 17, 2024. Quick CRG, Biers SM, Arulampalam THA. Gallstone diseases and related disorders. In: Quick CRG, Biers ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000118.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Gallbladder removal - laparoscopic - discharge 
    ... 17, 2024. Quick CRG, Biers SM, Arulampalam THA. Gallstone diseases and related disorders. In: Quick CRG, Biers ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000117.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Acute cholecystitis 
    ... in the gallbladder. This often happens because a gallstone blocks the cystic duct, the tube through which ... rare) Some people are more at risk for gallstones. Risk factors include: Being female Pregnancy Hormone therapy ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000264.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Choledocholithiasis 
    Choledocholithiasis is the presence of at least one gallstone in the common bile duct. The stone may ... About 1 in 7 people with gallstones will develop stones in the ... tube that carries bile from the gallbladder to the intestine. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000274.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Acute pancreatitis 
    ... 5 or more years can damage the pancreas. Gallstones are the next most common cause. When the gallstones travel out of the gallbladder into the bile ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000287.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Ursodiol 
    Ursodiol is used to dissolve gallstones in people who do not want surgery or cannot have surgery to remove gallstones. Ursodiol is also used to prevent the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a699047.html - Drugs and Supplements
  10. Bile Duct Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... cause a problem with the flow of bile: Gallstones, which can increase pressure in the gallbladder and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/bileductdiseases.html - Health Topics
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