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

By morning, the man was feeling better — the jammed gallstone must have gotten loose and moved on.

From New York Times • May 16, 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 was feeling sick, and was ultimately diagnosed with gallstone pancreatitis.

From Slate • Sep. 7, 2021

Acute intestinal obstruction, cancer of the intestine, inflammation of the ovary, typhoid fever and renal and gallstone colic, are affections which are apt to be mistaken for appendicitis.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various