Animal tallow once provided the cetyl alcohol in conditioner, but it is now derived from coconut or palm oil, or made synthetically. Stearyl alcohol functions as a thickener and stabilizes the amount of foaming in conditioner. Conditioners with stearyl alcohol are more viscous than those without.
Pelvicaliectasis is a term used to describe a dilated renal pelvis and calyces. It is not synonymous with the word hydronephrosis. Hydronephrosis is a term used to describe a dilated renal pelvis and calyces that are specifically caused by an obstructive process.Pelvicaliectasis exists when the renal pelvis and calyces are dilated without any evidence of obstruction. was just told that I have a mild left pelvicaliectasis while I was having a CT done that determined that I have a 7mm mass on my left adrenal gland.
Choledocholithiasis (also called bile duct stones or gallstones in the bile duct) is the presence of a gallstone in the common bile duct. Gallstones usually form in your gallbladder. The gallbladder is a pear-shaped organ below your liver in the upper-right side of your abdomen.