Patient Education Information

Digestive Diseases Dictionary and Your Digestive System and How it Works - The National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse has created these documents.

Gallstones - FamilyDoctor.org has created this fact sheet.

Gallstones - The National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse provides a Q&A page which covers types and causes of gallstones, risk factors, diagnosis, surgical and non-surgical treatments, how the body works without a gallbladder, and contact information for the Clearinghouse.

Acute Cholecystitis - The Journal of the American Medical Association has created this page.

Biology of the Liver and Gallbladder - Excellent information from the Merck Manual Home Edition on how the liver and gallbladder work.

ERCP - Find out what Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography does and why it is used for diagnosing digestive disorders.

Gallbladder Tests - Learn about the different tests that can be run to find out which gallbladder problems you have at this site from the Cleveland Clinic.

MEDLINEPlus Medical Encyclopedia - The Health Illustrated Encyclopedia from MedlinePlus includes over 4,000 articles about diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries. It also contains an extensive library of medical photographs and illustrations. Please check the alphabetic listing for the topic you want.

Gallbladder Removal: Laparoscopic Method - Information on one form of surgery for gallbladder removal from YourFamilyDoctor.