title: Biliary pain--work-up and management in general practice.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Pain arising from the gallbladder and biliary tree is a common clinical presentation. Differentiation from other causes of abdominal pain can sometimes be difficult.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This article discusses the work-up, management and after care of patients with biliary pain.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The role for surgery for gallstones and gallbladder polyps is described. Difficulties in the diagnosis and management of gallbladder pain are discussed. Intra- and post-operative complications are described, along with their management. The issue of post-operative pain in particular is examined, focusing on the timing of the pain and the relevant investigations.
authors.affiliation: Liver Transplant Surgery, Department of Upper GIT Surgery, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia. info@drmichaelcrawford.com.au
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Crawford
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D000359:Aftercare; D001660:Biliary Tract Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000379:methods*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D058006:General Practice; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D059408:Pain Management / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications