PrintUK sources of information and / or support
Patient UK
Has information leaflets on cholecystitis and gallstones.
Gallstones
Factsheet from Core.
What are gallstones?
Information from the British Liver Trust.
Single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy
A patient guide to complement the NICE guideline of the same name for health professionals.
Cholelithiasis Gallstone Disease
Patient information written by a vascular and general surgery consultant in the UK.
Treating Gallbladder Cancer
Information from the North London Cancer Network.
Medicine Guide for Gallstones
Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines (drugs), conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.
Cholecystitis, acute
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Gallstones
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Gallbladder cancer
Information from BUPA.
Gallbladder removal
Information from BUPA.
Gallstones
Information from BUPA.
Further sources / more detailed information
Some non-UK sites
The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.
- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.
- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
- Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
- Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, etc.
- Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
- Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
- Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.
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