Medically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MDMedically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MD Gallbladder sludge, or biliary sludge, is a mixture of particles and bile that can build up in the gallbladder.

Although the ultrasonic detection of gallbladder sludge is relatively frequent, its clinical importance remains unclear, partly because of the paucity of reliable investigations regarding its ...

The etiologies of the 56 children with acute pancreatitis are listed in Table 1. The most frequent cause of acute pancreatitis was drugs (30%), followed by biliary disease (29%), idiopathic (12% ...