Cholelith

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(KOH-leh-lith) Solid material or stone that forms in the gallbladder or common bile duct.

Composition[edit | edit source]

Choleliths are made of cholesterol or other substances found in the gallbladder.

Size[edit | edit source]

They may occur as one large stone or as many small ones, and vary from the size of a golf ball to a grain of sand.

Other names[edit | edit source]

Also called gallstone.

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