Cattle gallstones are valuable due to their use in Chinese medicine. Some stones sell for twice the price of gold.

For those experiencing unexplained upper abdominal pain, doctors recommend seeking medical advice instead of self-medicating ...

Most people with gallbladder polyps do not experience symptoms. Doctors usually discover the polyps incidentally on ultrasound or CT scans. Although some gallbladder polyps can develop into cancer ...

Albay is home to the first Endoscopy Unit with Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) in Bicol Region, Southern Luzon and Visayas. EUS ...

Elevated liver function tests can signal gallbladder disease. Ultrasound is the imaging method of choice for diagnosis. Surgical and gastrointestinal consultation should be readily available if a ...

A "fit and healthy" dad has been given just months to live after going to his doctor over pains in his stomach. Stewart ...

During the ESWL procedure, ultrasound or X-ray imaging is used to target the gallstones. A lithotripter device creates shock waves that break the gallstones into smaller pieces that can then pass ...

The need for therapy seems justified by the high prevalence of occult gallstone disease in patients with IAP and the high false-negative rate of ultrasound and microscopic bile analysis for the ...

Imaging scans use different technologies to determine the presence and location of gallstones. Ultrasound: An abdominal ultrasound is the best noninvasive test for detecting gallstones in the ...