gallstones

cholesterol
- most common
- non-opaque
calcium bilirubinate ("bilirubin")
- opaque
- a/w hemolytic anemia (SSD, spherocytosis, etc.)
increased incidence with:
- 4 Fs: fat, female, fertile, flatulent
- sickle cell disease (bilirubin)
- cirrhosis
- Crohn disease
- diabetes
- pancreatic disease
- hyperparathyroidism

Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD - 6 February 1995
Last updated: 1 October 2013