Advanced search
16
Views
9
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

Gallstone symptoms

Myth and reality

Pages 119-126
Published online: 17 May 2016

Preview

True or false: Bloating and fatty-food intolerance in patients with gallstones are generally caused by gallbladder disease. A careful study of existing reports indicates that the answer is usually “false.” The author discusses why the classic description of biliary colic is inaccurate and why the traditional belief that gallstones cause flatulent dyspepsia persists in spite of convincing evidence to the contrary.

 

Related research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.