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Gastroenterology. Gallstone ileus is a rare form of small bowel obstruction caused by an impaction of a gallstone within the lumen of the small intestine. Such a gallstone enters the bowel via a cholecysto - enteric fistula. The presence of large stones, >2.5 cm in diameter, within the gallbladder are thought to predispose to fistula formation ...
A gallstone is a stone formed within the gallbladder from precipitated bile components. [ 2] The term cholelithiasis may refer to the presence of gallstones or to any disease caused by gallstones, [ 5] and choledocholithiasis refers to the presence of migrated gallstones within bile ducts . Most people with gallstones (about 80%) are ...
Common bile duct stone. Common bile duct stone, also known as choledocholithiasis, is the presence of gallstones in the common bile duct (CBD) (thus choledocho- + lithiasis ). This condition can cause jaundice and liver cell damage. Treatments include choledocholithotomy and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).
In adults, the gallbladder measures approximately 7 to 10 centimetres (2.8 to 3.9 inches) in length and 4 centimetres (1.6 in) in diameter when fully distended. [3] The gallbladder has a capacity of about 50 millilitres (1.8 imperial fluid ounces). [2] The gallbladder is shaped like a pear, with its tip opening into the cystic duct. [4]
21–22. Right and left kidneys. The front border of the liver has been lifted up (brown arrow). [ 3] The bile duct[ 1][ 4] (formerly known as the common bile duct[ 4]) is a part of the biliary tract. [ 4] It is formed by the union of the common hepatic duct and cystic duct. It ends by uniting with the pancreatic duct to form the ...
The largest fish of the now-extinct class Placodermi was the giant predatory Dunkleosteus. The largest and most well known species was D. terrelli, which grew almost 9 m (29.5 ft) in length [ 21] and 4 t (4.4 short tons) [ 22] in weight. Its filter feeding relative, Titanichthys, may have rivaled it in size. [ 23]
MeSH. D002763. CPT. 47562. [ edit on Wikidata] Cholecystectomy is the surgical removal of the gallbladder. Cholecystectomy is a common treatment of symptomatic gallstones and other gallbladder conditions. [ 1] In 2011, cholecystectomy was the eighth most common operating room procedure performed in hospitals in the United States. [ 2]
The common ostrich is the largest and heaviest living bird. Males stand 2.1 to 2.75 m (6 ft 11 in to 9 ft 0 in) tall and weigh 100 to 130 kilograms (220–290 lb), whereas females are about 1.75 to 1.9 m (5 ft 9 in to 6 ft 3 in) tall and weigh 90 to 120 kilograms (200–260 lb). [ 14]