Gallbladder

Gallbladder disease
Definition:
Gall bladder disease includes inflammation, infection, stones, or obstruction of the gallbladder.
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Gallbladder cancer is a rare disease in which malignant (cancer) cells are found in the tissues of the gallbladder. The gallbladder is a pear-shaped organ that lies just under the liver in the upper abdomen.
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Gallbladder polyps are growths that protrude from the lining of the gallbladder. They're rarely cancerous (malignant). Gallbladder polyps usually cause no signs or symptoms and need no treatment.
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Gallbladder x rays
Definition
This is an x-ray exam of the gallbladder (GB), a sac-like organ that stores bile that is located under the liver.
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Gallbladder: A pear-shaped organ just below the liver that stores the bile secreted by the liver. During a fatty meal, the gallbladder contracts, delivering the bile through the bile ducts into the intestines to help with digestion.
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Gallbladder removal (cholecystectomy) is done while the patient is under general anesthesia (unconscious and pain-free).
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Gallbladder scan
Normal:
The radioactive tracer flows evenly through the liver and then into the gallbladder and the beginning of the small intestine (duodenum).
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LIFE WITHOUT A GALLBLADDER PROVIDES REMINDERS TO "EAT HEALTHY"
Question: What does the gallbladder do, and what problems should I expect if I must have mine removed? Answer: I'll describe the gallbladder's location and role in good health first.
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The gallbladder stores bile, a substance the liver produces to aid digestion. The most common disorder of the gallbladder is the formation of gallstones.
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Gallbladder and bile duct cancer can cause the following symptoms:
Jaundice - Jaundice is the most common symptom of bile duct cancer, and nearly half of all people with gallbladder cancer have jaundice when they are diagnosed.
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GALLBLADDER INFLAMMATION (Cholecystitis)
SYMPTOMS"Severe pain in the upper right abdomen, accompanied by fever, nausea, and vomiting.
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gallbladder (GAWL-blad-er)
The pear-shaped organ found below the liver. Bile is concentrated and stored in the gallbladder.
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gallbladder problems
not enough digestion enzymes
stomach surgery (gastrectomy)
problems with the small intestine
parasite infections, such as trichinosis, which is caused by uncooked pork ...
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gallbladder
The storage sac for bile, located below the liver.
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Gallbladder attacks usually follow a meal of rich, high-fat foods. The attacks often occur in the middle of the night, sometimes waking the patient with intense pain that ends in a visit to the emergency room.
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GALLBLADDER - Specialized organ that joins the bile duct and is located just under the liver. Stores bile secreted by the liver between meals and empties this fluid into the intestine to help with digestion at the time of food intake.
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The gallbladder is a sac located under the liver. It stores and concentrates the bile produced in the liver, which aids in the digestion of fats.
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In most cases, the gallbladder containing the stones is removed. Removal of the stones alone is not adequate therapy. Stones will almost always reform in the gallbladder if it is not removed.
What is Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy?
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Gallbladder tumor can cause a moderately tender, irregularly shaped right-upper quadrant mass.
Hydronephrosis (fluid-filled kidney) can cause a smooth, spongy-feeling mass in one or both sides or toward the back (flank area).
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BILE - A greenish-yellow fluid secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder. Bile plays an important role in the intestinal absorption of fats.
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Removal of the gallbladder by laparoscopic techniques was introduced in the late 1980s.
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Bile is a digestive fluid secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder which normally is released into the duodenum portion of the small intestine through the sphincter of Oddi.
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(mp-´m), persistent purulent discharge into a cavity such as the pleural space or the gallbladder. Empyema results as a complication of bacterial infections such as pneumonia and lung abscess.
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Biliary Tract Diseases - Diseases in any part of the BILIARY TRACT including the BILE DUCTS and the GALLBLADDER.
Digestive System Abnormalities - Congenital structural abnormalities of the DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.
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Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is a slow, progressive liver disease in which the bile ducts (tiny tubes throughout the liver that drain bile into the gallbladder) are attacked by the body's own immune system.
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What causes it?
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GALLSTONE: A hard mass of cholesterol, calcium bilirubinate, and calcium carbonate formed in the gallbladder or biliary passages.
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Normally, the liver filters bile from the blood and sends it to the gallbladder, where it's released into the intestines or absorbed into the bloodstream and disposed of.
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digestion by processing fats in the small intestine and neutralising stomach acid, leaves the liver through a network of tiny bile ducts. These fuse to form the right and left hepatic ducts, which themselves fuse and carry bile to the gallbladder.
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