G Gallbladder Stones (Biliary Calculus)

Acute cholecystitis is usually caused by obstruction of the outlet of the gallbladder, which is often due to the development of a stone formed in the biliary tract (gallstone or biliary calculus).

Metastases in the greater omentum, which otherwise would represent an unusual pathway of gallbladder carcinoma spread, lack of other regional or distant metastases, and presence of a biliary calculus in the abdominal cavity make intra-abdominal tumour inoculation during the laparoscopic procedure in this patient likely.

In vitro dissolution of cholesterol biliary stones.

Lasting success of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for biliary stones will depend on advances in secondary prevention.