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Gallstones - Informations
Gallstones - Informations
Gallstones - Informations
Gallstones (commonly misspelled gall stones or gall stone) are solid particles
that form from bile cholesterol and bilirubin in the gallbladder.
The gallbladder is a small saclike organ in the upper right part of the
abdomen. It is located under the liver, just below the front rib cage on
the right side.
The gallbladder is part of the biliary system, which includes the liver and
the pancreas.
The biliary system, among other functions, transports bile and digestive
enzymes.
The stones form when the amount of cholesterol or bilirubin in the bile is
high.
Other substances in the bile may promote the formation of stones.
Pigment stones form most often in people with liver disease or blood
disease, who have high levels of bilirubin.
Poor muscle tone may keep the gallbladder from emptying completely.
The presence of residual bile may promote the formation of gallstones.
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المرارة
Risk factors for the formation of cholesterol gallstones include the following:
female gender,
being overweight,
losing a lot of weight quickly on a "crash" or starvation diet, or
taking certain medications such as birth control pills or cholesterol
lowering drugs.
Complications:
However, gallstones can sometimes cause complications, such as:
inflammation of the gallbladder (cholecystitis);
inflammation of the bile duct (cholangitis);
inflammation of the pancreas (biliary pancreatitis);
obstruction of the intestine (gallstone ileus) ;
; Biliary cirrhosis
; Carcinoma
Peritonitis.
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Diagnosis
Tests to check your bile ducts for gallstones. A test that uses a special dye to
highlight your bile ducts on images may help your doctor determine whether a
gallstone is causing a blockage.
Blood tests to look for complications. Blood tests may reveal an infection,
jaundice, pancreatitis or other complications caused by gallstones.
Treatment
You don't need your gallbladder to live, and gallbladder removal doesn't affect your
ability to digest food, but it can cause diarrhea, which is usually temporary.