gallstone
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But rarer and more serious ones include acute gallstone disease, pancreatitis and serious allergic reactions.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2025
Her recent gallstone surgery cost nearly $1,500, but less than a third of it could be expensed under her insurance plan, she said.
From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2023
He was asked whether to remove a gallstone, if it was okay to begin chemotherapy, and whether this was a good time for a root canal.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 26, 2022
He had to have a gallstone removed, for which his doctors had given him anesthesia—a risky decision for someone with dementia—and he never quite recovered.
From Slate ● May 4, 2021
As third class pigments, or the fugitive, must be ranked Mutrie yellow and other lemon cadmiums, the true gallstone, Indian yellow, the lakes, orpiment, Gelbin's yellow, massicot, patent yellow, and turbith mineral.
From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Thomas Salter
Doctors at a Los Angeles hospital were able to rule out gallstones, and on Tuesday, a representative for the “Goonies” star told The Times that they cracked the case, and Feldman is on the mend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
Because the pearls are denser than surrounding tissue and resemble small stones, they can sometimes complicate diagnosis by mimicking kidney or gallstones.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 1, 2026
"Anecdotally, we are seeing more patients presenting with gallstones," Hewes said.
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2026
Cases include electrocution, drowning, overdose, scurvy, sickle cell anemia, a nail in the chest, a fastball in the eye and gallstones, with all the personal drama one expects from a hospital show.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2025
She examined him, observed his fever, his red eyes, his jaundice, his abdominal pain, and came up with nothing definite, but wondered if he had gallstones or a liver abscess.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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