Gall

Saddle gall: A sore on a horse caused by an ill-fitting saddle. Also called a saddle sore.
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Ultrasound Scan of Liver, Bile Ducts and Gall Bladder
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Gall bladder disease includes inflammation, infection, stones, or obstruction of the gallbladder.
Alternative Names:
Biliary disease; Gallbladder attack; Biliary colic
Causes, incidence, and risk factors:
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Gall Bladder - small pear-shaped sac that stores and concentrates bile. It is connected to the liver (which produces the bile) by the hepatic duct. When food containing fat reaches the small intestine, the hormone c...
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"Also see "Gall Stones"2," and "Liver Flush."
ENCOURAGEMENT"The strength of Christ was in prayer. He went alone and pled with His Father for guidance and help. Through Christ's enabling grace, we are to do the same.
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Pancreatitis in childhood is rarely related to gall stones or acoholism, which tend to characterize the adult form of the disease. Childhood pancreatitis is most often the result of traumatic injury to the abdomen.
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The reflexologist also found that there was a strong link between headaches and the gall bladder, stomach, bladder, and endocrine hormone meridians.
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It used to be thought that people adapted quickly to the loss of a gall bladder, but there may be problems. Some patients still have symptoms, albeit much milder.
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Conjugated bilirubin is excreted into the bile by the liver and stored in the gall bladder or transferred directly to the small intestines.
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The liver, gall bladder, appendix, uterus and ovaries are the most common ones that are examined this way. The appearance of these organs is often all that is necessary to establish an accurate diagnosis of the problem. This is what you had done.
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In case you need more motivation to lose weight, here is a partial list of the medical problems whose frequency is increased by obesity: diabetes, high blood pressure, heart attacks, strokes, arthritis, gall stones, back, hip, knee, ...
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CholecystectomySurgical removal of the gall-bladder.
CholelithotomySurgical incision into the gall-bladder to remove stones.
Contrast agentA substance that causes shadows on x rays (or other images of the body).
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ANNOUNCER: Hepatitis, literally, inflammation of the liver, has many causes, including medications, excessive alcohol use and gall bladder or pancreas diseases. But for millions of Americans, hepatitis results from infection with a virus.
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Phlegm (water)
Blood
Gall (black bile thought to be secreted by the kidneys and spleen)
Choler (yellow bile secreted by the liver) ...
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BILE - Fluid produced by liver cells and carried by bile ductules into the bile duct and stored in gall bladder between meals. Contains substances needed to aid in the digestion of food.
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abdominal ultrasound
abdominal CT scan
abdominal X-ray
gall bladder radionuclide scan
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This secton looks at some of the illnesses which can affect the liver such as gall stones and alcohol problems.
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This consists of a long tube of organs that runs from the mouth to the anus and includes the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, and large intestine, together with the liver, gall bladder, and pancreas, ...
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A radiopaque contrast material is then injected. Conventional x-rays of the abdomen (taken immediately) will highlight the course of the common bile duct. Any obstruction of the duct (by gall stones or tumor) can be demonstrated using this test.
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