The gallbladder is a pear-shaped organ located in the upper right side of the abdomen below the liver. This organ helps with the storage, concentration, and release of bile during digestion.
Introduction The gallbladder is a small organ that stores bile from the liver and aids in fat digestion. Patients often ...
Bile build-up in your gallbladder and liver raises bilirubin levels in your blood if gallstones get stuck. Jaundice may also be a sign of liver problems, such as cirrhosis and hepatitis.
Biliary colic (also known as a "gallbladder attack") is abdominal pain that develops due to a blockage in the bile ducts. Bile ducts carry bile (digestive fluid) from your liver to your ...
The gallbladder is a small organ that stores and releases bile, a digestive fluid. It is on the right side of the body, under the liver. Gallbladder sludge may or may not cause symptoms.
Extra-hepatic (ehCCA) and intra-hepatic cholangiocarcinomas (iCCA): A genomic landscape comparison of peri-hilar (phCCA), common bile duct (cbdCCA) and gallbladder (gbCCA) with iCCA. This is an ASCO ...
Liver resection is recommended to treat some types of cancer originating in the liver (hepatocellular cancer, bile duct cancer, and gallbladder cancer), and occasionally benign liver tumors that are ...
The gallbladder is a small organ that stores bile, a digestive fluid produced by the liver. When the gallbladder is not functioning correctly, it can lead to several health issues, including ...
After surgery, bile flows from the liver (where it is made) through the common bile duct and into the small intestine. Because the gallbladder has been removed, the body can no longer store bile ...