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Gallstones

A gallstone is a stone formed within the from precipitated bile components. The term cholelithiasis may refer to the presence of gallstones or to any disease caused by gallstones, and choledocholithiasis refers to the presence of migrated gallstones within bile ducts.

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Symptoms — what it feels like

·None, crampy pain in the right upper

How it's found

·Based on symptoms and physical examination, confirmed by

Prevention

·Healthy weight, diet high in fiber, diet low in simple carbohydrates

Treatment

·: none, ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) and Chenodeoxycholic acid
·Pain: ERCP, Cholecystectomy

Complications

· of the , inflammation of the , liver inflammation

Outlook

·Good after

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