Gallbladder Surgery

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 [...]

Different Types of Gallstones

It’s estimated that more than 20 million Americans have gallstones; most people never know they have gallstones because they never have any symptoms. Even if they do have symptoms, the severity of the pain may not warrant undergoing surgery. Your doctor can help make this decision. There are two primary types of gallstones: cholesterol stones [...]

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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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