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Gallbladder Problems
UK sources of information and / or support
The leaflets section on Patient UK
Includes a leaflet on gallstones.
Gallstones
Fact sheet available from Core (previously known as the Digestive Disorders Foundation)
British Liver Trust
Provides support to people with liver conditions, and contains numerous factsheets, including one on gallstones.
Vascular and General Surgery Patient Information
Website with patient information written by a consultant surgeon in the UK. Includes information about gallstones.
Cancer of the gall bladder
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.
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, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, 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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Related pages in Patient UK
Information leaflets related to this topic (^ top of page)
Cholecystitis GallstonesMedical reference articles in PatientPlus related to this topic (^ top of page)
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) Gallstones and CholecystitisDiagrams related to this topic (^ top of page)
Gallbladder & stone in bile duct (diag) Gallbladder and gallstones (diagram) Gallbladder and upper GI tract (diag)Online videos related to this topic (^ top of page)
Online videos on GallstonesRecent news items related to this topic (^ top of page)
HRT study 'highlights pills risk'Poems and stories related to this topic (^ top of page)
When the Chips Are DownOther - Useful resources (^ top of page)
Pictures, diagrams, photos, images, etc.Evidence based medicine
Online textbooks and journals
A-Z of UK Guidelines
A-Z of Online Videos
Medline
Other good health sites
Medical equipment products related to this topic (^ top of page)
Books related to this topic (^ top of page)
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