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Pain in these parts of the stomach indicates gallbladder stones. Get an ultrasound done immediately.

Gallbladder Stones Symptoms: Pain in the upper right part of the stomach and spreading to the back can be a symptom of gallbladder stones, so timely examination is very important. Gallbladder Stones ...
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UAB is one of the first U.S. medical schools to give ultrasound units to all students. Here’s why.

Clinicians at UAB are using handheld ultrasound machines, known as point-of-care ultrasound, or POCUS, to identify soft-tissue infections, fluid accumulation in the joints and abdomen, gallbladder ...
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Treatment for Indolent Gallbladder Polyps?

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, MCP Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Chief, Division of Internal Medicine, Department ...
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Cost-effectiveness of routine laparoscopic ultrasound for the assessment of resectability of gallbladder cancer.

Surgical strategy for borderline resectable pancreatic body cancer. Patient-reported satisfaction with symptom control during lanreotide autogel/depot (LAN) treatment for carcinoid syndrome (CS) in ...

A man went to the ER with abdominal pain where doctors discovered he had a 'very rare,' 'giant' gallstone

Surgeons found the gallstone was so big that it took up most of the space in his gallbladder — the organ that stores bile, ...