Gastrointestinal Health topics
Your gallbladder
Click on the links below to learn about gallstones and your gallbladder.
Cholecystography
Cholecystography is a procedure that helps to diagnose gallstones using X-rays and contrast medium to show up the gallbladder and bile duct.
Gallstones: complications
Complications relating to gallstones include: inflammation of the gallbladder (cholecystitis), bile duct (cholangitis), and pancreas (biliary pancreatitis); and obstruction of the intestine (gallstone ileus).
Gallstones: diagnosing with ultrasound
Ultrasound is the most common technique used to confirm the presence of gallstones.
Gallstones: diagnosis
Several tests may be used in the diagnosis of gallstones, including blood tests, ultrasound and cholangiography.
Gallstones: symptoms
The most common symptom of gallstones is recurrent attacks of pain in the upper abdomen or the back, known as biliary colic.
Gallstones: treatment
Gallstones that are causing symptoms can be treated by removing the gallbladder using a procedure called cholecystectomy.
Gallstones: what are they?
There are two main types of gallstones: cholesterol stones and pigment stones.
Cholecystography is a procedure that helps to diagnose gallstones using X-rays and contrast medium to show up the gallbladder and bile duct.
Gallstones: complications
Complications relating to gallstones include: inflammation of the gallbladder (cholecystitis), bile duct (cholangitis), and pancreas (biliary pancreatitis); and obstruction of the intestine (gallstone ileus).
Gallstones: diagnosing with ultrasound
Ultrasound is the most common technique used to confirm the presence of gallstones.
Gallstones: diagnosis
Several tests may be used in the diagnosis of gallstones, including blood tests, ultrasound and cholangiography.
Gallstones: symptoms
The most common symptom of gallstones is recurrent attacks of pain in the upper abdomen or the back, known as biliary colic.
Gallstones: treatment
Gallstones that are causing symptoms can be treated by removing the gallbladder using a procedure called cholecystectomy.
Gallstones: what are they?
There are two main types of gallstones: cholesterol stones and pigment stones.
