gallstone
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Rarer side effects include acute gallstone disease and pancreatitis, and the NHS warns that there is also a risk of hypoglycaemia, which happens when your blood sugar level drops too low.
From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2025
In this patient’s case, the stuck gallstone blocked the flow of bilirubin into the gastrointestinal tract.
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
Another journal tells of a new gallstone cure that never fails to cause the stones to be passed even if they are big as walnuts.
From Quacks and Grafters by Unknown
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
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
Pancreatitis seemed unlikely, as did residual gallstones, given the negative test results.
From Slate ● Jul. 26, 2025
His liver was swollen and red and did not look healthy, but they could not find any sign of gallstones.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
