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searches - My saved topics - My newsletter Gallstones can occur
anywhere within the biliary tree, including the gallbladder and
the common bile duct. Obstruction of the common bile duct is
choledocholithiasis; obstruction of the biliary tree can cause
jaundice; obstruction of the outlet of the pancreatic exocrine
system can cause pancreatitis. Cholelithiasis is the presence of
stones in the gallbladder—chole- means "bile", lithia means
"stone", and -sis means "process". The characteristics of
gallstones are various. Independent of appearance, however,
gallstones from animals are valuable on the market. A
gallstone's size varies and may be as small as a sand grain or
as large as a golf ball. The gallbladder may develop a single,
often large, stone or many smaller ones