India, Feb. 3 -- Gallstones are deposits of cholesterol, bilirubin, and calcium salts that deposit in the gall bladder and can be the size of a grain of sand to a golf ball. They are usually accompanied by pain the abdomen, nausea, fever, jaundice and coloured stool and urine. However, sometimes, a shoulder pain can also denote gallstones. Also read | Gallstones: Causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr. Sandeep Aggarwal, Chairman - Manipal Institute of Minimal Access, Bariatric, GI & Robotic Surgery, Manipal Hospital Dwarka, New Delhi said, "Shoulder pain can occasionally be a symptom of gallstones, however, extreme shoulder pain in the absence of abdominal pain is uncommon. Isolated severe right shou...