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What are Gallstones? Gallstones disease is the most common disorder affecting the body's biliary system in Land O Lakes, the network of organs and ducts that create, transport, store, and release bile. There are two types of gallstones: cholesterol and pigment stones. About 80 percent of all gallstones are cholesterol stones, yellow green stones made up of hardened cholesterol.

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The prevalence of gallstone disease varies worldwide. High rates occur in the United States (Land O Lakes), Chile, Sweden, Germany, and Austria. Pima Indian women have among the highest rates of gallstone disease in the world; nearly 70 percent have gallstones by age 30. On the other hand, Asian populations have a low incidence of gallstones, and the Masai people of East Africa have none at all. In the United States (Land O Lakes), an estimated 10 to 15 percent of adults have gallstone disease. About a million new cases are diagnosed each year, and some 800,000 operations are performed to treat gallstones, making gallstone disease the most common gastrointestinal disorder requiring hospitalization:

    "The medical cost of gallstones in the United States is estimated to be about $5 billion yearly.
    The primary therapy for gallstones that are causing pain, inflammation, or infection is removal of the gallbladder."

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