A worried mother brought her 14-year-old daughter to the emergency department after the girl suffered a full night of vomiting and abdominal pain. The patient said she had on and off belly pain for ...

This condition, known as calcified coronary artery disease, is a growing concern worldwide. In rare cases, such calcified diseases (nodular calcium) can trigger heart attacks too.

Those at risk of gallbladder cancer are the 50-plus age group, women with a family history of gallbladder cancer, smokers, those with a porcelain gallbladder (where its walls become calcified) and ...

Oklahomans have options when it comes to gallstone treatment In this edition of Daily Dose, a viewer asks what the best hospital in Oklahoma is for getting gallstones removed. Monday, May 19th ...

The medication showed a strong association with the development of cholelithiasis, as can be seen in Table 2. Of the patients in GROUP A, 68 (98.5%) did not develop gallstones, where only 1 (1.4%) ...

The gallbladder cancer-linked gallstones contain up to 15 times the normal levels of carcinogenic metals, the research led by Tezpur University reveals Updated - April 03, 2025 07:26 pm IST - GUWAHATI ...

Ultrasound is the initial diagnostic method for cholecystolithiasis, while CT scan is the preferred method for patients with acute abdomen, but studies have shown that the sensitivity and specificity ...

Gallstone Formation When excessive amounts of cholesterol and bilirubin exist in bile, they can precipitate out and form gallstones. When gallstones block the cystic duct from the gallbladder ...

Gallstones These are the most common cause of gallbladder problems, but they don’t always cause issues. “Many people are told they have gallstones, and they get worried, but the vast majority ...

Refined carbs, such as white bread, pasta, and pastries, lack fibre and essential nutrients. A diet high in these refined carbs can increase the risk of gallstones by causing spikes in blood sugar ...

Gallstones are relatively common, affecting about 10 percent of adults. But only 20 percent of these cases are large enough to cause problems and require further treatment. [2] Symptomatic ...

Original Article Archive Calcified Liver Metastases Author: Josephine Wells, M.D. Author Info & Affiliations Published October 4, 1956 N Engl J Med 1956;255: 639 - 640 ...