Laparoscopic Gall Bladder Surgery - Mr.Andrew Jenkinson

Gallstones (pictured rigth) are composed principally of cholesterol. Stones tend to grow for the first 2-3 years, at which point growth tends to stabilize; 85 percent of all gallstones are less than 2 cm in diameter. Most patients (about 80%) with gallstones remain symptom-free for many years and may, in fact, never develop symptoms