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About Gallstones

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A gallstone, (gôl"ston), is a hard rock-like material that forms inside the gall bladder. The gallbladder is a small pear-shaped organ that stores and concentrates bile.

There are two types of gall stones :

Cholesterol stones
They are yellow -green in colour and mainly consists of hardened cholesterol.About 80% of gallstones are cholesterol stones

Pigment stones

They are small , dark stones made of bilirubin.

Gallstones can be large or small, single or multiple.

Latest Publication and Research on Gallstones - Updated on 12/05/2011

[Endoscopic transvaginal cholecystectomy]. - Published by PubMed

Chemical composition of gallstones from Al-jouf province of saudi arabia. - Published by PubMed

Percutaneous Cholecystostomy for Acute Cholecystitis: Ten-Year Experience. - Published by PubMed

[Endoscopic transvaginal cholecystectomy]. - Published by PubMed

Chemical composition of gallstones from Al-jouf province of saudi arabia. - Published by PubMed

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