Health and Medical Guide to Digestive System Gallbladder Diseases Health information topics about Gallbladder Diseases: Anatomy/Physiology 1. Your Digestive System and How It Works American Gastroenterological Association http://www.gastro.org/clinicalRes/brochures/yourdigest.html Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Gallbladder Diseases National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D005705&recruiting... Diagnosis/Symptoms 1. Ultrasound: Abdomen American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/ultrasound-abdomen.htm 2. ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatograp National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/ercp/ 3. How Is Gallbladder Cancer Diagnosed? American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_3x_how_is_gall_bladder_ca... 4. How Is Gallbladder Cancer Staged? American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_3X_How_is_gall_bladder_ca... 5. Understanding EUS (Endoscopic Ultrasonography) American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy http://www.askasge.org/pages/brochures/eus.cfm 6. What Is a HIDA (Hepatobiliary Iminodiacetic Acid) Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00424 Dictionaries/Glossaries 1. Digestive Diseases Dictionary National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/dictionary/ National Institutes of Health 1. Gallstones National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/gallstones/ 2. Gallbladder Cancer (PDQ): Treatment National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/treatment/gallbladder/patient/ Organizations 1. American Gastroenterological Association http://www.gastro.org/ 2. American Liver Foundation http://www.liverfoundation.org/ 3. National Digestive Diseases Information Clearingho http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ 4. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and K http://www.niddk.nih.gov/ Prevention/Screening 1. Can Gallbladder Cancer Be Prevented? American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_2x_can_gall_bladder_cance... Related Issues 1. What Are the Risk Factors for Gallbladder Cancer? American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_2X_What_are_the_risk_fact... 2. Dieting and Gallstones NIDDK Weight-Control Information Network http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/gallstones.htm 3. Diarrhea: A Concern After Gallbladder Removal? Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00067 Research 1. What's New in Gallbladder Cancer Research and American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_6X_Whats_new_in_gall_blad... 2. Dietary Fat and Risk for Gallstone Disease in Men American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/141/7/I-43 Specific Conditions 1. JAMA Patient Page: Acute Cholecystitis American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ0MTIRMAD&sub_... 2. Gallstones Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00165 3. Gallbladder Polyps Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN01044 4. Gallbladder Cancer Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00425 Statistics 1. What Are the Key Statistics for Gallbladder Cancer American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_1X_What_are_the_key_stati... Treatment 1. About Cholecystectomy : Surgical Removal of the Ga American College of Surgeons http://www.facs.org/public_info/operation/cholesys.pdf 2. Chemotherapy for Gallbladder Cancer American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_4X_Chemotherapy_68.asp?rn... 3. Gallbladder Removal: Laparoscopic Method American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/114.xml 4. JAMA Patient Page: Laparoscopy American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZIJLGD8WC&sub_... 5. Radiation Therapy for Gallbladder Cancer American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_4X_Radiation_Therapy_68.a... 6. Surgery for Gallbladder Cancer American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_4X_Surgery_68.asp?rnav=cr... 7. Therapeutic Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancrea American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy http://www.askasge.org/pages/brochures/gea_ercp.cfm Women 1. Gallstones in Women American College of Gastroenterology http://www.acg.gi.org/patients/women/gallstones.asp   Recommended Resources: Yahoo! 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