Doctors in India were flabbergasted after extracting 382 stones from the gallbladder of a woman who’d been complaining of back pain for months. The patient, named Yashoda Bai, from Harraiya village, ...

Gallbladder stones, or cholelithiasis, are small, hardened deposits that form inside the gallbladder, the small organ that stores bile to aid digestion. While often associated with diet or lifestyle, ...

Your gallbladder is a small organ that can cause big problems if you don’t take care of it. When working properly, this pouch—the size of a deflated balloon—stores bile produced by the liver. It ...

A non-surgical procedure that uses shock waves to break up gallbladder stones has shown early promise bringing relief for some of the estimated 25 million Americans who have gallstones. The procedure, ...

The stones varied in size from “mustard‑seed” to “chana” (chickpea) dimensions; their combined weight was about 150–200 grams.

Doctors at Thoothukudi Medical College successfully removed a 10-year-old girl's gallbladder, alleviating her severe pain.

DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband had his gallbladder removed many years ago. In the past few years, he has had six ERCPs to remove gallstones from his bile duct, as he is still making them. He has been told ...

Uttar Pradesh University removed the world's largest gallbladder stone laparoscopically The stone measured 14 cm x 8.3 cm x 4.2 cm and weighed approximately 200 grams The surgery was performed on a 62 ...

Of all the body's amazing abilities, perhaps one of the strangest is its capacity to make stones. Many will have heard of kidney or gallstones, and be aware of the problems they can cause. But there ...

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