Unlike the heart or the lungs, the gallbladder is one of those organs about which people know next to nothing. And no wonder, the gallbladder is little more than a storage sack. What it stores is bile ...

Gallstones are hardened deposits in the gallbladder that can cause pain and discomfort. Did you know that certain lifestyle choices can increase the risk of developing gallstones? In an interview with ...

A digestive discomfort could mean anything. But did you know it could be one of the earliest indicators of gallbladder stones? Often brushed off as acidity, gas, or indigestion, this mild issue might ...

Sudden pain often feels localised in the upper right abdomen after taking fatty foods and may last for minutes to hours. This symptom indicates problems related to gallstones.

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A non-surgical procedure that uses shock waves to break up gallbladder stones has shown early promise bringing relief for some of the estimated 25 million Americans who have gallstones. The procedure, ...

Gallstones, common solid deposits in the gallbladder, often cause no symptoms but can lead to inflammation and, rarely, gallbladder cancer. Chronic inflammation from gallstones, especially larger ones ...

The gallbladder is only a storage organ and bile is formed in the liver. It comprises cholesterol, bile acids, electrolytes, phospholipids and bilirubin. Bile salts from blood into bile is essential ...

Doctors in India were flabbergasted after extracting 382 stones from the gallbladder of a woman who’d been complaining of back pain for months. The patient, named Yashoda Bai, from Harraiya village, ...