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  • Gallbladder Location & Function

    • The gallbladder is a small, pear-shaped sac located below the liver in the right upper abdomen
    • Gallbladder - primary function is to store the bile
    • Bile is a digestive enzyme produced by the liver
    • Gallbladder serves as a reservoir for bile while it's not being used for digestion

  • Gallstones / Calculi

    • Gallstones form when stored bile in the gallbladder hardens into a stone-like material
    • Size of Gallbladder stone varies

  • Gallstones types

    • Cholesterol stones:yellow-green and are made primarily of hardened cholesterol

    • Pigment stones:small, black to dark brown stones made of bilirubin

    • Mixed stones

  • Causes

    The aetiology for gallstone is unclear. It can be due to -

    • Inadequate emptying of Gallbladder
    • Bile contains excess cholesterol / bilirubin

  • Risk Factors

    • Female
    • Age more than 40 years
    • Overweight / Obesity
    • Multiple pregnancy
    • High fat diet
    • Rapid weight loss
    • OC pills
    • Liver diseases
    • Blood disorder like – Sickle cell anaemia, leukaemia

  • Signs & Symptoms

    • Pain in abdomen especially right side and sometimes radiating to back
    • Nausea /or vomiting
    • Fever
    • Jaundice

    - Swelling / Infection of Gallbladder – known as Cholecystitis which can be Acute / Chronic
    - Many people with gallstones have no symptoms; these gallstones are called “silent stones.”

  • Complications

    • Pus in Gallbladder – Empyema
    • Perforation of Gallbladder
    • CBD Stone / Cholangitis – leads to jaundice
    • Pancreatitis
    • Cancer

  • Test / Reports to Diagnose

    • Blood & Urine tests
    • Sonography
    • CT Scan
    • MRCP – MRI
    • ERCP – Endoscopy

  • Treatment

    • Operation / Surgery - Removal of Gallbladder is known as Choleycystectomy

    • Operation / Surgery - removal of gallbladder is done by Laparoscopy / Open method

    • Laparoscopic surgery / operation is a preferable option, as it gives an advantage of speedy recovery , lesser or minimal pain , early discharge to home

  • Do people need their Gallbladder?

    • Fortunately, the gallbladder is an organ people can live without. Your liver produces enough bile to digest a normal diet. Once the gallbladder is removed, bile flows out of the liver through the hepatic ducts into the common bile duct and directly into the small intestine, instead of being stored in the gallbladder.

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