Gallstones Medical Management

Management of Gallstones | AAFP

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Gallstone recurrence is a disadvantage of this treatment; approximately 25 percent of patients develop recurrent gallstones within five years. 15 Presently, bile acid therapy is indicated only...

Approach to the management of gallstones - UpToDate

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Gallstones: Management of an adult with gallstones (symptomatic or asymptomatic) Hepatic manifestations of sickle cell disease; Hereditary spherocytosis; …

Gallstones - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic

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Surgical and Nonsurgical Management of …

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Cholelithiasis, or gallstones, is one of the most common and costly of all the gastrointestinal diseases. 1 Gallstones are solid calculi formed by precipitation of …

Treatment for Gallstones | NIDDK - National Institute of …

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You can help prevent gallstones by. adjusting your eating plan to include more foods high in fiber and healthy fats, fewer refined carbohydrates, and less …

Gallstones (Cholelithiasis): Symptoms, …

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Gallstones are the most common cause of gallbladder diseases. When they get stuck, they cause bile to back up into your gallbladder, causing inflammation. This can do …

Gallstones (Cholelithiasis) Treatment & Management

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Medical management is more effective in patients with good gallbladder function who have small stones (< 1 cm) with a high cholesterol content. Bile salt therapy …

Gallstones (Cholelithiasis) - StatPearls

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The best diagnostic test for diagnosing gallstones and subsequent acute cholecystitis is a right upper quadrant abdominal ultrasound. It is associated with …

Eating, Diet, & Nutrition for Gallstones | NIDDK

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You can lower your risk of gallstones by following a healthy eating plan and getting regular physical activity to help you reach and maintain a healthy weight. Experts recommend …

Gallstones - approach to medical management - PubMed

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Gallstones - approach to medical management Author Fred M Konikoff 1 Affiliation 1 Minerva Center for Cholesterol Gallstones and Lipid Metabolism in the Liver, …