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About half the patients develop gallstones.
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Biliary supersaturation with cholesterol is a prerequisite for cholesterol gallstone formation.
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It's the latest hi-tech development in the battle against gallstones, which affect thousands of people in this country each year.
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It was when he had an operation to remove his gallstones.
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Selection Patients were assessed in a special gallstone clinic to determine their suitability for the various treatment techniques available in our unit.
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Seven percent reported that their symptoms were unchanged which reflects the difficulty of being certain that symptoms are caused by gallstones.
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Such an obstruction may be caused by gallstones, neoplasms, or strictures.
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Ultrasonography revealed multiple gallstones, and laparoscopic cholecystectomy was done.