Gallstones - What are they? Who gets them? And Why?

Why do we get gallstones?

20 million Americans have gallstones and the incidence is on the rise!

Even children are more likely now than ever to have gallstones and we frequently see children with abdominal pain and gallstones in our emergency rooms and clinics.

First question to ask...what are gallstones?


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There are a few different types including those due to an imbalance of cholesterol and those from increased red blood cell turnover creating an imbalance in bilirubin.

If you're going to take care of patients with abdominal pain and symptoms from the gallbladder, including symptomatic cholelithiasis pr acute pancreatitis it's incredibly important that you understand gallstones.

We're going to cover a few clinical cases as well and at the bottom of the description I'll put the answers so you can check yourself!


Check out these AMAZING timestamps and fast forward if you need to:

Start 00:00
What are gallstones? 01:45
Why do gallstones form? 04:25
What is the solubility triangle? 11:00
What are the risk factors for gallstones? 12:30
Other types of gallstones? 14:48


REFERENCES
Another great video review - ‪@osmosis‬ Gallstones https://citizensurgeon.co/Osmosisgall...
Diet and Gallstones https://citizensurgeon.co/GallstonesDiet
Patient Decision Making and Gallstones https://citizensurgeon.co/PatientDeci...


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