Gallstone Disease By Eric R. Lemmer • Published August 28, 2008 • Updated on September 30, 2008 at 3:55 pm BOOKMARKER ...

This month, Laina Harris learned she will need surgery to remove her gallbladder. The reason: multiple gallstones that cause abdominal pain, sometimes severe enough to bring the 41-year-old to her ...

For many people, once gallstones become a problem they never go away, and in many cases get worse. About 500,000 gallbladders are removed each year in the United States, according to the National ...

Here are two basic things you need to know about gallstones: They are painfully common — and commonly painful. Nearly 1 million people in the U.S. learn they have gallstones ...

Medically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MDMedically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MD Gallbladder sludge, or biliary sludge, is a ...

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He says, once you have gallstones, they won't go away on their own. Recommended treatment is surgery to remove your gallbladder. "It's an organ that people can live without and not have any long ...

Gallstones are hard, pebble, or stone-like masses that may develop in a person's gallbladder. They typically cause pain in the abdomen. Learn more here.

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Sept. 12 -- (HealthDay News) -- Gallstones are stones of varied sizes that form in the gallbladder, and are usually composed of cholesterol or excess bilirubin in the bile. Some gallstones cause ...