Gallstones Types
Origin and types of gallstones
Gallstones are primarily caused by an imbalance in the composition of bile. If the bile is highly concentrated with a long stay in the gall bladder, some substances will be precipitated from the bile, because they are contained in bile in the context of a relatively large quantities.
Cholesterol stones
The vast majority of gallstones, over 90% of the stones consist mainly of cholesterol. They are smooth and round, or square if they are already older and bigger. Such cholesterol stones can be found in a gall bladder in large numbers. Sometimes they are also individually and they can also be very large. Among other things, cholesterol stones occur with a high cholesterol level in blood.
Pigment gallstones
After a gall bladder removal, there are sometimes calcium bilirubinate stones, which are then in the bile ducts. These stones are often made of suture material that comes from the gall bladder surgery. Therefore, the bile duct-cleaning will be operated by the surgeon.
Article From: Gallstonessymptoms.net
Created: 2011-12-02
Last update: 2012-01-07