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<st>Summary points</st> <l type="unord"> Gall stones are the commonest digestive cause of hospital admission in Western societies Upper abdominal pain is the commonest presenting symptom and abdominal ultrasound scanning the most cost effective diagnostic tool The principles of treatment and patient selec- tion have not been changed by laparoscopic surgery Asymptomatic gall stones uncommonly warrant intervention Symptomatic gall stones are best treated by removal of the stones and by elimination of the risk of recurrence </l>
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