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Gallstones
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Gallstones Presence or formation of gallstones.
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Gallstones
Presence or formation of gallstones.
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Gall
The bile produced in the liver and stored in the gallbladder.
Gall bladder
Gall bladder refers to a muscular sac attached to the liver.
Gallbladder
The storage sac for bile, located below the liver.
Gallbladder absence
This condition, also known as agenesis (failure of development) of the gallbladder, occurs in approximately one out of every 1,000 people. Gallbladder agenesis is an isolated abnormality in more than two-thirds (70%) of people with agenesis. The person with isolated agenesis of the gallbladder is healthy. No treatment is needed. The prognosis (outlook) is excellent.
Gallbladder agenesis
This is a condition in which the gallbladder fails to develop. This happens in approximately one out of every 1,000 people. Gallbladder agenesis is an isolated finding in more than two-thirds (70%) of people. The person with isolated gallbladder agenesis is healthy. No treatment is needed, and the prognosis (outlook) is excellent.
Gallbladder disease
Gall bladder disease includes inflammation, infection, stones, or obstruction of the gallbladder.
Gallium
A rare metal with the atomic weight of 69. There are several isotopic forms of gallium that differ from it in atomic weight. One is gallium-68 which is produced by cyclotrons and emits gamma rays. The citrate form of gallium-68 is used as a radiotracer to locate sites of inflammation and tumor tissue within the body.
Gallium citrate ga 67
Gallium citrate ga 67 is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): gallium citrate, ga-67.
Gallop rhythm
Heart rhythm like the gallop of a horse.
Gallstone
A stone-like mass that forms in the gallbladder.
Gallstone pancreatitis
Gallstone-induced pancreatitis. Pancreatitis due to gallstones.
Gallstones and ERCP
ERCP (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography) is a diagnostic procedure done to look for diseases of the liver, bile ducts and pancreas. A flexible tube is put down the throat, through the stomach, and into the small intestine. The doctor can see through the tube and inject dye into the drainage tube (duct) of the pancreas so that the area can be seen more clearly on an x-ray. The ERCP test is uncomfortable but not painful. It is performed under intravenous sedation, usually without general anesthesia, and has a low incidence of complications. ERCP can provide important information unobtainable by other diagnostic means. Therapeutic measures can often be take at the time of ERCP to remove stones in the bile ducts or to relieve obstruction of the bile ducts, so that traditional open surgeries can be avoided. ERCP is increasingly accepted as the diagnostic and therapeutic procedure of choice in identifying and removing gallstones from the bile ducts.
Gallstones, microscopic
A mixture of microscopic particulate matter in bile, also called biliary sludge, that occurs when particles of material precipitate from bile. (Bile is the fluid that is made by the liver. It is stored in the gallbladder until after a meal when it passes out of the gallbladder and through the common bile duct into the intestine to help digest fat in the meal.)
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Glucor
The first in a class of drugs for the treatment of type 2 (non-insulin dependent) diabetes. Produced by Bayer.
Gonioscopy
The examination of the internal angle between the iris and cornea. This is accomplished by placing a contact lens over the cornea. It is vital in all cases of suspected glaucoma.
Gyrate atrophy
Diffuse total choroid vascular atrophy of the eye. Leads to night blindness, tunnel vision, cataracts and reduced visual acuity. Patients are usually myopic. Treatment involves pyridoxine; arginine free diet to reduce ornithinemia. Poor prognosis and usually leads to legal blindness by the age of 40 years.
Glutethimide
A hypnotic substance.
Glaxo Smith Kline
A multinational pharmaceutical corporation.
Gallstones
Genital herpes
Herpes simplex of the genitals.
Genital warts
Sexually transmitted form of anogenital warty growth caused by the human papillomaviruses.
Gonorrhea
Acute infectious disease characterized by primary invasion of the urogenital tract.
Germ line
Refers to genes in germ cells as opposed to somatic cells, that is, genes in their unrearranged state rather than those rearranged for production of a protein.
Graft versus host reaction (GVH)
The pathologic consequences of a response initiated by transplanted immunocompetent T lymphocytes into an allogeneic, immunologically incompetent host. The host is unable to reject the grafted T cells and becomes their target.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Gallstones
Presence or formation of gallstones.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Gall
The bile produced in the liver and stored in the gallbladder.
Gall bladder
Gall bladder refers to a muscular sac attached to the liver.
Gallbladder
The storage sac for bile, located below the liver.
Gallbladder absence
This condition, also known as agenesis (failure of development) of the gallbladder, occurs in approximately one out of every 1,000 people. Gallbladder agenesis is an isolated abnormality in more than two-thirds (70%) of people with agenesis. The person with isolated agenesis of the gallbladder is healthy. No treatment is needed. The prognosis (outlook) is excellent.
Gallbladder agenesis
This is a condition in which the gallbladder fails to develop. This happens in approximately one out of every 1,000 people. Gallbladder agenesis is an isolated finding in more than two-thirds (70%) of people. The person with isolated gallbladder agenesis is healthy. No treatment is needed, and the prognosis (outlook) is excellent.
Gallbladder disease
Gall bladder disease includes inflammation, infection, stones, or obstruction of the gallbladder.
Gallium
A rare metal with the atomic weight of 69. There are several isotopic forms of gallium that differ from it in atomic weight. One is gallium-68 which is produced by cyclotrons and emits gamma rays. The citrate form of gallium-68 is used as a radiotracer to locate sites of inflammation and tumor tissue within the body.
Gallium citrate ga 67
Gallium citrate ga 67 is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): gallium citrate, ga-67.
Gallop rhythm
Heart rhythm like the gallop of a horse.
Gallstone
A stone-like mass that forms in the gallbladder.
Gallstone pancreatitis
Gallstone-induced pancreatitis. Pancreatitis due to gallstones.
Gallstones and ERCP
ERCP (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography) is a diagnostic procedure done to look for diseases of the liver, bile ducts and pancreas. A flexible tube is put down the throat, through the stomach, and into the small intestine. The doctor can see through the tube and inject dye into the drainage tube (duct) of the pancreas so that the area can be seen more clearly on an x-ray. The ERCP test is uncomfortable but not painful. It is performed under intravenous sedation, usually without general anesthesia, and has a low incidence of complications. ERCP can provide important information unobtainable by other diagnostic means. Therapeutic measures can often be take at the time of ERCP to remove stones in the bile ducts or to relieve obstruction of the bile ducts, so that traditional open surgeries can be avoided. ERCP is increasingly accepted as the diagnostic and therapeutic procedure of choice in identifying and removing gallstones from the bile ducts.
Gallstones, microscopic
A mixture of microscopic particulate matter in bile, also called biliary sludge, that occurs when particles of material precipitate from bile. (Bile is the fluid that is made by the liver. It is stored in the gallbladder until after a meal when it passes out of the gallbladder and through the common bile duct into the intestine to help digest fat in the meal.)
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Glucor
The first in a class of drugs for the treatment of type 2 (non-insulin dependent) diabetes. Produced by Bayer.
Gonioscopy
The examination of the internal angle between the iris and cornea. This is accomplished by placing a contact lens over the cornea. It is vital in all cases of suspected glaucoma.
Gyrate atrophy
Diffuse total choroid vascular atrophy of the eye. Leads to night blindness, tunnel vision, cataracts and reduced visual acuity. Patients are usually myopic. Treatment involves pyridoxine; arginine free diet to reduce ornithinemia. Poor prognosis and usually leads to legal blindness by the age of 40 years.
Glutethimide
A hypnotic substance.
Glaxo Smith Kline
A multinational pharmaceutical corporation.
Gallstones
Genital herpes
Herpes simplex of the genitals.
Genital warts
Sexually transmitted form of anogenital warty growth caused by the human papillomaviruses.
Gonorrhea
Acute infectious disease characterized by primary invasion of the urogenital tract.
Germ line
Refers to genes in germ cells as opposed to somatic cells, that is, genes in their unrearranged state rather than those rearranged for production of a protein.
Graft versus host reaction (GVH)
The pathologic consequences of a response initiated by transplanted immunocompetent T lymphocytes into an allogeneic, immunologically incompetent host. The host is unable to reject the grafted T cells and becomes their target.
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