Posts Tagged ‘Renal’
Gallstones
Monday, April 6th, 2009
Diagnostic summary:
Asymptomatic or biliary colic with irregular pain-free intervals of days or months; real-time ultrasonography provides definitive diagnosis.
General considerations
‘Western diet’ – induced disease; 20% of women and 8% of men over the age 40; 20. In the US 20 million have gallstones; each year 1 million more develop gallstones; > 300,000 cholecystectomies annually due to gallstones; (more…)