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Gallbladder Surgery Recovery: Bile Duct Injury

An estimated 750,000 gallbladder surgeries are performed a year to treat serious gallstone problems. Although rare, sometimes patients suffer from bile duct injuries. Some experts believe this may be linked to the increase in laparoscopic gallbladder surgeries. A bile duct injury occurs when the surgeon mistakenly cuts the bile duct instead of the nearby cystic [...]

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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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