Biliary Colic

Management of symptomatic gallstones.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MRCGP (General Practitioner)
Last reviewed: 21 October 2025
GastroenterologySurgery

Clinical Guidelines

CKS: Gallstones
National
CKS: Symptomatic gallstones
National
NICE guideline [CG188]
National
NICE guideline [CG188]: Gallstone disease: diagnosis and management
National
2016 WSES guidelines on acute calculous cholecystitis
Local
2020 World Society of Emergency Surgery updated guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute calculous cholecystitis
Local
ASGE guideline on the role of endoscopy in the evaluation and management of choledocholithiasis
Local
EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of gallstones
Local
Guidelines for the Clinical Application of Laparoscopic Biliary Tract Surgery
Local
Revised 2022 ACR Appropriateness Criteria® 1 Right Upper Quadrant Pain
Local