Gallstones are solid lumps that form in the gallbladder when stored bile crystallizes. They are pebble-like and can be the size of a grain of sand or as large as a golf ball. Most of the time, ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: What advice do you have for the treatment of gallstones? -- N.W. ANSWER: Gallstones are common (6% of men and 9% of women will get one over a lifetime) and are mostly composed of ...