Pigment Gallstone Dissolution in Vitro: Solubilization of Brown Bilirubinate and Black Polybilirubinate Stone Material by Buffered Solvents Containing Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid, Bile Salts, and Reducing Thiols

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