The gallbladder plays a quiet but critical role in digestion, and when this organ malfunctions, it sends specific distress signals that require attention.

For five years, my patient has been experiencing several episodes a year of what appears to be biliary colic — severe epigastric and right-upper-quadrant abdominal pain that begins shortly after ...

The presence of a gravid uterus in a woman with acute biliary symptoms poses several unique challenges since the underlying disease and/or its various treatments can adversely affect both mother and ...

The clinical entity remains essentially as described by Sandblom 1: a history of trauma, with pain simulating biliary colic, followed by gastrointestinal hemorrhage. If the biliary ducts become ...

Chest pain could be caused by a variety of medical conditions. Chest pain can be a symptom of a heart attack or a gallbladder issue. GERD or an irritated nerve could also be causing your chest pain.

THE HSE have issued an urgent warning over a condition that causes ‘sudden, severe abdominal pain’. Gallstones are formed in the gallbladder from precipitated bile components. Most gallstones cause no ...

Adolescents and teens experience biliary side effects after weight-loss surgery at about the same rate as adults. However, in younger patients, the symptoms are more likely to manifest as pancreatic ...

Background A 34-year-old Hispanic woman at 34 weeks' gestation presented with upper-abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting of 1 day's duration. She had no active medical problems and had undergone two ...

Gallstones are more common than you think — and often triggered by everyday habits. Here’s why they form, how to spot the symptoms, and when surgery becomes necessary (Image: Pexels) Cholelithiasis, ...

A 40-year-old woman attends to discuss her recent ultrasound report. She had previously attended with episodes of epigastric and right subcostal colicky pains, which had sounded like biliary colic. In ...