Gallbladder diseaseDefinition:
Gall bladder disease includes
inflammation,
infection, stones, or obstruction of the
gallbladder.
Full article >>>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.
Full article >>>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.
Full article >>>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.
Full article >>>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.
Full article >>>Gallbladder removal (cholecystectomy) is done while the patient is under general
anesthesia (un
conscious and
pain-free).
Full article >>>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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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.
Full article >>>The
gallbladder stores
bile, a substance the
liver produces to aid
digestion. The most common disorder of the
gallbladder is the formation of
gallstones.
Full article >>>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.
Full article >>>GALLBLADDER INFLAMMATION (
Cholecystitis)
SYMPTOMS"Severe
pain in the upper
right abdomen, accompanied by
fever,
nausea, and
vomiting.
Full article >>>gallbladder (GAWL-blad-er)
The pear-shaped
organ found below the
liver.
Bile is concentrated and stored in the
gallbladder.
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Full article >>>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 ...
Full article >>>gallbladderThe storage
sac for
bile, located below the
liver.
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Full article >>>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.
Full article >>>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.
Full article >>>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.
Full article >>>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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Full article >>>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).
Full article >>>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.
Full article >>>liver,
gallbladder,
pancreas,
spleen,
intestines, reproductive
organs), in the chest (e.g.,
heart,
aorta,
lungs), and in the head (e.g., brain,
skull,
sinuses). It also can be used to detect abnormalities in the neck and spine (e.g.
Full article >>>Removal of the
gallbladder by laparoscopic techniques was introduced in the late 1980s.
Full article >>>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.
Full article >>>(mp-´m), persi
stent 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.
Full article >>>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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traction of
tissue specimens, such as the
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gallbladder, ovaries,
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Full article >>>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?
Full article >>>GALLSTONE: A hard mass of
cholesterol,
calcium bilirubinate, and
calcium carbonate formed in the
gallbladder or biliary passages.
Full article >>>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.
Full article >>>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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