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This site provides easy-to-understand information about gallbladder surgery. It discusses both traditional and laparoscopic surgical procedures with a primary emphasis on the latter technique.
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Common bile duct: receives the concentrated bile from the cystic duct and sends it to the intestine.
Concentrated bile: the bile that remains after the water is removed.
Cystic duct: the thin tube through which concentrated bile travels on its way to the common duct.
Gallstones: stones that form in the gallbladder or bile. They are sometimes lodged in one of the ducts.
Laparoscopic gallbladder surgery: an outpatient surgical procedure in which 4 incisions are made in the abdominal area. The gallbladder is removed through one of the incisions.
Traditional gallbladder surgery: a surgical procedure in which a 5" - 8" vertical incision is made just beneath your ribs.
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