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My ultrasound shows a 8mm mobile gallstone. no symptoms. how can i find out whether it's a pigment or cholesterol stone? further imaging?
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Cholesterol: Most of the solitary big ones are cholesterol. A few of them are bilirubin especially if you have mild ongoing hemolysis. True be told, most are actually a mix. Why do you ask?
Answered 3/5/2016
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Don't bother it.: Unless it begins to bother you. 90% are cholesterol. Only people with blood dyscrasias have pigmented stones
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