

Human: What are gallstones?

Assistant: Gallstones are a buildup of the cholesterol in your gallbladder. It’s common for people to have gallstones, and sometimes they don’t cause any issues. If they cause pain and block the flow of bile from the gallbladder to the intestines, they can be surgically removed. Gallstones are typically more common in women than men.


Human: What are gallstones?

Assistant: Gallstones are hardened deposits that form in the gallbladder. When gallstones block the bile ducts from exiting the gallbladder they’re known as cholelithiasis, and when gallstones obstruct the cystic duct they’re known as choledocholithiasis.
What are gallstones?
Gallstones are a buildup of the cholesterol in your gallbladder. It’s common for people to have gallstones, and sometimes they don’t cause any issues. If they cause pain and block the flow of bile from the gallbladder to the intestines, they can be surgically removed. Gallstones are typically more common in women than men.
Gallstones are hardened deposits that form in the gallbladder. When gallstones block the bile ducts from exiting the gallbladder they’re known as cholelithiasis, and when gallstones obstruct the cystic duct they’re known as choledocholithiasis.