Gallstone

The prevalence of gallstones varies with the geographical region. In the western world, the rates range from approximately 8% in men to 16% in women.3 The typical course of cholelithiasis often begins as asymptomatic gallstones found incidentally on imaging studies. However, 2% of asymptomatic patients become symptomatic per year.8 Biliary colic is the most common symptom to manifest and approximately 20-40% of patients have recurring pain.8 Asymptomatic patients who have calcified gallbladders

The patient's symptoms along with the lab results provided a very similar match to Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis. Acalculous Cholecystitis refers to inflammation of the gallbladder where gallstones are NOT the contributing factor. This is significant because patient had a negative test result for gallstones. In this case, i think that it was most likely caused by an increase in bile viscosity that occurs from stasis. And in turn, leads to blockage of the cystic duct. The cystic duct connects the

gallbladder. These images are then analyzed for the signs of gallstones. Blood test to look for complications: the blood test may reveal jaundice, an infection, pancreatitis or other complications caused by Gallstone. The organ system affected: The organ system that the disease Gallstone affects is the digestive system. Gallstone affects the Gallbladder The test performed to diagnose the disease: the tests that are preformed to diagnose Gallstone is a, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), endoscopic retrograde

Cholelithiasis is the medical term for gallstones. The gallbladder is a small, pear-shaped organ situated in the upper part of the right abdomen below the liver. Gallstones are solid particles that build up in the gallbladder. The size of gallstones can range in size from that of sand grain to that of a golf ball. There may be a single large stone or several small and large stones of different sizes in the gallbladder. Approximately 10-15% of the adult population in the west is known to develop gall

Patients and methods The current study completed at the General Surgery department, Banha University Hospital in Egypt and King Saud Hospital in Saudi Arabia since January 2015 till May 2017. The present study includes 100 patients with acute calculous cholecystitis. After approval of the study protocol by the Ethical Committee and obtaining fully informed written patients' consent for the participation in the study. Patients hospitalized through the emergency unit to the General Surgery department

Introduction Cholelithiasis (also called gallstones) is a form of gallbladder disease in which gallstones form in the gallbladder. The gallbladder is an organ that stores bile. Bile is made in the liver, and it helps digest fats. Gallstones begin as small crystals and slowly grow into stones. Gallstone pain occurs when the gallbladder contracts and a gallstone is blocking the duct. Pain can also occur when a stone passes out of the duct. What are the causes? This condition [is / may be] caused by:

calculation of the pixels representing gallstones in the gall bladder. Keywords-Cholelithiasis, entropy calculation, image processing, morphological techniques, preprocessing INTRODUCTION Gallstone diseases are one of the most common biliary diseases, demanding a great progress in understanding the gallstones. The historical background of Cholelithiasis helps the researchers for easy classification of Gallstones. According to Japanese, there are two types of Gallstones are widely discussed: the Cholesterol

“About 90 % of cholecystitis is caused by gallstones, often found blocking the cystic duct” (Baldwin 2008). Bile becomes trapped in the gallbladder and

of bile that result in precipitation of one or more of the components. Gallstone disease is often thought to be a major affliction in modern society.[2] However, cholelithiasis must have been known to humans for many years, since they have been found in the gallbladders of Egyptian mummies dating back to 1000 BC.[3,4] This disease is however, a worldwide medical problem, even though there are geographical variations in gallstone prevalence[5,6,7,8,9,10,11] Cholelithiasis are becoming increasingly common

Gallstones: Maintaining a Healthy Diet Will Maintain a Healthy You Gallstones hold a very close annoying factor in my heart. As a registered nurse in a very busy Emergency Room, I find myself dealing with at least 2-4 gallstone/pain ER admits on every shift. I believe that one of the main reasons for the recurrent visits is due to the lack of education regarding their diet. My goal with this Outreach Project was to provide education regarding a healthy diet along with quick references to both