Gallbladder Surgery and Gallbladder Treatment
Gallbladder surgery: first off, let’s make sure you know what the gallbladder is and does. The gallbladder is a small pear-shaped organ located near the liver. It is used by the body to deposit bile, a substance that is required to dissolve fat during digestion. In some instances gallstones appear which may cause from mild [...]
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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