Gallbladder Diseases

Anatomy/Physiology

1.	Your Digestive System and How It Works American Gastroenterological Association http://www.gastro.org/clinicalRes/brochures/yourdigest.html

Clinical Trials

1.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Gallbladder Diseases National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D005705&recruiting...

Diagnosis/Symptoms

1.	Ultrasound: Abdomen American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/ultrasound-abdomen.htm




2.	ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatograp National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/ercp/




3.	How Is Gallbladder Cancer Diagnosed? American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_3x_how_is_gall_bladder_ca...




4.	How Is Gallbladder Cancer Staged? American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_3X_How_is_gall_bladder_ca...




5.	Understanding EUS (Endoscopic Ultrasonography) American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy http://www.askasge.org/pages/brochures/eus.cfm




6.	What Is a HIDA (Hepatobiliary Iminodiacetic Acid) Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00424

Dictionaries/Glossaries

1.	Digestive Diseases Dictionary National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/dictionary/

National Institutes of Health

1.	Gallstones National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/gallstones/




2.	Gallbladder Cancer (PDQ): Treatment National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/treatment/gallbladder/patient/

Organizations

1.	American Gastroenterological Association http://www.gastro.org/




2.	American Liver Foundation http://www.liverfoundation.org/




3.	National Digestive Diseases Information Clearingho http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/




4.	National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and K http://www.niddk.nih.gov/

Prevention/Screening

1.	Can Gallbladder Cancer Be Prevented? American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_2x_can_gall_bladder_cance...

Related Issues

1.	What Are the Risk Factors for Gallbladder Cancer? American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_2X_What_are_the_risk_fact...




2.	Dieting and Gallstones NIDDK Weight-Control Information Network http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/gallstones.htm




3.	Diarrhea: A Concern After Gallbladder Removal? Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00067

Research

1.	What's New in Gallbladder Cancer Research and American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_6X_Whats_new_in_gall_blad...




2.	Dietary Fat and Risk for Gallstone Disease in Men American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/141/7/I-43

Specific Conditions

1.	JAMA Patient Page: Acute Cholecystitis American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ0MTIRMAD&sub_...




2.	Gallstones Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00165




3.	Gallbladder Polyps Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN01044




4.	Gallbladder Cancer Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00425

Statistics

1.	What Are the Key Statistics for Gallbladder Cancer American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_1X_What_are_the_key_stati...

Treatment

1.	About Cholecystectomy : Surgical Removal of the Ga American College of Surgeons http://www.facs.org/public_info/operation/cholesys.pdf




2.	Chemotherapy for Gallbladder Cancer American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_4X_Chemotherapy_68.asp?rn...




3.	Gallbladder Removal: Laparoscopic Method American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/114.xml




4.	JAMA Patient Page: Laparoscopy American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZIJLGD8WC&sub_...




5.	Radiation Therapy for Gallbladder Cancer American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_4X_Radiation_Therapy_68.a...




6.	Surgery for Gallbladder Cancer American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_4X_Surgery_68.asp?rnav=cr...




7.	Therapeutic Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancrea American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy http://www.askasge.org/pages/brochures/gea_ercp.cfm

Women

1.	Gallstones in Women American College of Gastroenterology http://www.acg.gi.org/patients/women/gallstones.asp