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Copied from the official Gold Coast Health condition page (27 Aug 2026). Hospital triage assigns the official category. Live source: Refer Your Patient — Hepatobiliary/pancreatic surgery.
Cat 1 · 30 days
appointment within 30 calendar days. - Frequent biliary colic (more than weekly) not relieved by analgesia and lasting >8hours - Any suspicion of hepatobillary/pancreas malignancy - Known gallstones with ongoing biliary colic - Gall bladder mass/recurrent cholecystitis
Cat 2 · 90 days
appointment within 90 calendar days. - Symptomatic gallstones - Gallstones (following cholecystitis, recurrent biliary colic) - Multiple gall bladder polyps - Chronic pancreatitis - Porcelain gallbladder
Cat 3 · 365 days
appointment within 365 calendar days. - Asymptomatic gallstones
Referral will be returned without this. If a mandatory test cannot be obtained, say so in the referral.
- History including: - timeline of current symptoms and previous symptoms - number of attacks and pain severity - jaundice, anaemia - abdominal examination (abdominal mass, palpable gall bladder) - FBC - ELFT - Serum lipase/amylase is performed, especially relevant if performed at the time of an attack of pain - Abdominal USS/CT result (USS is required for Gallstone Disease) If a specific test result cannot be obtained due to access, financial, religious, cultural or consent reasons a clinical override may be requested. This reason must be clearly articulated in the body of the referral.
The following conditions are out of scope for this service: - Aesthetic or cosmetic surgery - Abdominal lipectomy - Breast reduction / augmentation - Appearance medicine - Vasectomy (unless within scope of the local health service) - Reversal of vasectomy
Parent service: General Surgery
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