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Causes could include:
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Intrahepatic Cholestasis
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Choledochal Cyst
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Bile Duct Adenoma
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Enlarged nodes in the porta hepatis
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Operation On Gallbladder
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Bile is a liquid released by the liver. It contains cholesterol, bile salts, and waste products such as bilirubin. Bile salts help your body break down (digest) fats. Bile passes out of the liver through the bile ducts and is stored in the gallbla...
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Bile duct obstruction is a blockage in the tubes that carry bile from the liver to the gallbladder and small intestine.
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Cholangitis is an infection of the common bile duct, the tube that carries bile from the liver to the gallbladder and intestines. Bile is a chemical made by the liver that helps digest food.
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The term cholangitis means inflammation of the bile ducts. The term applies to inflammation of any portion of the bile ducts, which carry bile from the liver to the gallbladder and intestine.
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Detailed information on cholangitis, including symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment
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Detailed information on the most common disorders of the biliary system, including gallstones, cholangitis, cholecystitis, biliary cirrhosis, and biliary duct cancer
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Gallstones are hard, pebble-like deposits that form inside the gallbladder. Gallstones may be as small as a grain of sand or as large as a golf ball. See also: Acute cholecystitis; Choledocholithiasis.
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Gallstones are solid crystal deposits that form in the gallbladder, a pear-shaped organ that stores bile until it is needed to help digest fatty foods. These crystals can migrate to other parts of the digestive tract, causing severe pain and life-...
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Detailed information on gallstones, including symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment
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Gallstones are rocklike substances that form inside the gallbladder, a sac-shaped organ that is on your right side, just under the liver.
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Detailed information on gallstones, including symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment
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Gallstones form in the gallbladder when there is an excessive increase in the concentration of cholesterol in bile.(Bile is a secretion of the liver that aids in fat emulsification.)
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Nuts are being taken more seriously, since it seems they not only prevent heart disease, but may also prevent gallstones.
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How gallstones develop, who's at risk (primarily women), and how to treat them.
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A gallstone is a solid crystal deposit that forms in the gallbladder, which is a pear-shaped organ that stores bile salts until they are needed to help digest fatty foods. Gallstones can migrate to other parts of the digestive tract and cause seve...
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People with heart disease are more likely to have gallstones than those without heart disease.
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Detailed information on congenital liver defects, including biliary atresia and choledochal cyst
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Cancer occurs when cells in the body begin changing and multiplying out of control. These cells can form lumps of tissue called tumors. Cancer that starts in the pancreas is called pancreatic cancer.
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Women who accumulate body fat around the waist are more likely to need gallbladder surgery. Abdominal fat has a greater effect on metabolism than other body fat, and is already associated with heart disease.
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