Misdiagnosis of Gallstones
| About misdiagnosis: When checking for a misdiagnosis of Gallstones or confirming a diagnosis of Gallstones, it is useful to consider what other medical conditions might be possible misdiagnoses or other alternative conditions relevant to diagnosis. These alternate diagnoses of Gallstones may already have been considered by your doctor or may need to be considered as possible alternative diagnoses or candidates for misdiagnosis of Gallstones. For a general overview of misdiagnosis issues for all diseases, see Overview of Misdiagnosis. |
Alternative diagnoses list for Gallstones: For a diagnosis of Gallstones, the following list of conditions have been mentioned in sources as possible alternative diagnoses to consider during the diagnostic process for Gallstones:
- Digestive disease, chronic
- Heart attack - a gallstone attack and heart attack have some similar symptoms.
- Appendicitis
- Stomach ulcers
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Hiatal hernia
- Pancreatitis
- Hepatitis
Gallstones as an alternative diagnosis: The other diseases for which Gallstones is listed as a possible alternative diagnosis in their lists include:
Discussion of diagnosis/misdiagnosis of Gallstones: Some people have pain when gas is present in the intestine. When pain is on the left side of the colon, it can be confused with heart disease. When the pain is on the right side of the colon, it may mimic gallstones or appendicitis. 1
Medical news summaries about misdiagnosis of Gallstones: The following medical news items are relevant to misdiagnosis of Gallstones:
Misdiagnosis cases for Gallstones:
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Footnotes:
1. excerpt from Gas in the Digestive Tract: NIDDK
Last revision:
May 27, 2003
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