Analytical study of stones and juice of the gall bladder

ABSTRACT

Twenty patients with gall bladder stone, admitted to Alexandria University Main Hospital, full clinical and laboratory examination and radiological examination were done. Cholecystectomy was done for each patient, bile juice and stone were analysed for chemical composition, cholesterol, phospholipids and bile salts, for the twenty patients [14 cases with mixed stones, 4 cases with cholesterol stones and two cases with pigment stones]