Basic Summary for Gallstones
Main name of condition: Gallstones
Other names or spellings: Gallstone attack
What is Gallstones?
Brief description of Gallstones: Stone-like deposits in the gall bladder.
Parent types of Gallstones: Digestive Diseases, Chronic digestive diseases, Biliary disorder, Gall bladder conditions, Stones, Bile Duct Conditions
Organs Affected by Gallstones: gall bladder, bile duct, digestive
Types of Gallstones: Silent gallstones, Symptomatic gallstones, Cholesterol stones, Pigment stones, Mixed stones
How many people get Gallstones?
Prevalance of Gallstones: 16 to 22 million people in the USA 1976-87 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, US Government Printing Office, NIDDK, 1994)
Prevalance Rate of Gallstones: approx 1 in 17 or 5.88% or 16 million people in USA [about data]
Prevalance of Gallstones: Symptomatic gallstones result in 600,000 hospitalizations and more than 500,000 operations each year in the United States. 1 ... Prevalence: 16 to 22 million people (1976-87)2
Who gets Gallstones?
Patient Profile for Gallstones: More common in middle age and in seniors
Profile for Gallstones: Gallstones are common among women, Native Americans, Mexican-Americans, and people who are overweight. 3
Gender Profile for Gallstones: women 2:1 men
How serious is Gallstones?
Deaths for Gallstones: 2,975 people in the USA 1975 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, US Government Printing Office, NIDDK, 1994)
Complications of Gallstones: see complications of Gallstones
What causes Gallstones?
Causes of Gallstones: see causes of Gallstones
Risk factors for Gallstones: see risk factors for Gallstones
What are the symptoms of Gallstones?
Symptoms of Gallstones: see symptoms of Gallstones
How is it treated?
Treatments for Gallstones: see treatments for Gallstones
Prevention of Gallstones: see prevention of Gallstones
Research for Gallstones: see research for Gallstones
Society issues for Gallstones
Hospitalizations for Gallstones: 800,000 people in the USA 1987 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994)
Hospitalizations for Gallstones: Hospitalizations: 800,000 (1987)2
Physician office visits for Gallstones: 600,000 to 700,000 people in the USA 1985 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994)
Physician office visits for Gallstones: Physician office visits: 600,000 to 700,000 (1985)2
Prescriptions for Gallstones: 195,000 people in the USA 1985 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994)
Prescriptions for Gallstones: Prescriptions: 195,000 (1985)2
Disability from Gallstones: 48,000 people in the USA 1983-87 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994)
Disability from Gallstones: Disability: 48,000 people (1983-87) 2
Medical Procedures for Gallstones: 500,000 cholecystectomies in the USA 1987 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994)
Medical Procedures for Gallstones: Surgical procedures: 500,000 cholecystectomies (1987)2
Footnotes:
1. excerpt from Dieting and Gallstones: NIDDK
2. excerpt from Digestive Diseases Statistics: NIDDK
3. excerpt from Gallstones: NIDDK
Last revision: May 27, 2003
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