Gall Bladder Surgery
The gall bladder is a pear shaped organ located below the liver that stores bile produced by the liver to digest fat in the gut.
The gall bladder is a pear shaped organ located below the liver that stores bile produced by the liver to digest fat in the gut.
When eating, a chemical messenger sends a signal to the gallbladder to contract and release its bile content into the intestine, via a long conduit called the common bile duct (CBD).
The most common gall bladder disease isĀ cholelithiasis, or gallstone formation. It affects around 10% of adults in the population. This pathology is more common in female patients and may also occur in those with similar past family history (parents, siblings).
Gallstone disease can cause symptoms such as severe upper abdominal pain, often related to food intake and occurring mainly in the evening or at night. These symptoms may last for several hours prompting patients to present to the hospital on emergency. They are commonly known asĀ biliary colic.
Patients with symptomatic gallstone (cholelithiasis) disease
Patients who developed any complications related to gallstone (cholecystitis, cholangitis, pancreatitis)
Gallbladder polyps>10mm in diameter
Symptomatic acalculous gallbladder disease
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