Conditions

Gallstone

Gastrointestinal Disease

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Medicine Atlas. "Gallstone." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-medicine.interactiveatlas.org/conditions/gallstone.

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Medicine Atlas. (n.d.). Gallstone. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-medicine.interactiveatlas.org/conditions/gallstone

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@misc{medicineatlas-gallstone,
  author = {Medicine Atlas},
  title = {Gallstone},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-medicine.interactiveatlas.org/conditions/gallstone},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

A gallstone is a stone formed within the gallbladder from precipitated bile components. Cholelithiasis refers to the presence of gallstones or to any disease caused by gallstones, and choledocholithiasis refers to the presence of migrated gallstones within the bile ducts.

Facts

Condition Class

gastroenterologic, surgical 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

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Gastroenterology

Surgery

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1. Gallstone (Wikipedia)

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A gallstone is a stone formed within the gallbladder from precipitated bile components.

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1. Gallstone (Wikipedia)

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Gastroenterology, General surgery

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