Right-side abdominal pain after eating can signal gallstones, liver infection, ulcers or indigestion. Doctor explain causes, ...
Many women have to undergo gallbladder surgery during pregnancy A gynaecologist explains the risks this can pose to both ...
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, ...
BACKGROUND: Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a rare hepatobiliary disorder, whose etiology remains not fully elucidated. Given how rare PSC is in childhood, until the recent publication of a ...
Your gallbladder is one of those organs that you probably don’t think too much about — unless something goes wrong. Its main function is to store bile, which helps the body break down and digest the ...
Pregnancy significantly elevates the risk of gallstone formation due to hormonal shifts, leading to common symptoms like abdominal pain and nausea. These hardened deposits can form when bile becomes ...
MOST authorities agree that cholelithiasis associated with diabetes mellitus has a more serious prognosis than cholelithiasis in the nondiabetic patient. The reason commonly stated to support this ...
4 Chung Chou University of Science and Technology, Changhua County, Taiwan Objective To investigate the relation of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT) to cholelithiasis and cholecystectomy in a ...
Cholelithiasis and its associated conditions are increasingly encountered by pediatric surgeons. Multiple factors contribute to the increase in prevalence of cholelithiasis in children as well as the ...
GLP-1 RAs may increase risk for GERD and gallstone disease. Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) may be associated with an increased risk for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) ...
A digestive discomfort could mean anything. But did you know it could be one of the earliest indicators of gallbladder stones? Often brushed off as acidity, gas, or indigestion, this mild issue might ...