Conditions affecting the gallbladder don’t usually arise until later in life, but they can develop in children and teens. Treating the condition in younger patients is similar to how doctors would handle an adult patient, but there are some differences that should be addressed by the medical team. Today, we take a closer look at […]
Gallstones and Surgery Effectiveness
Your gallbladder helps to facilitate the release of bile into the small intestine, which aids in digestion. Bile is released through small bile ducts, but sometimes these ducts get blocked by small hardened digestive fluid deposits known as gallstones. Gallstones can be treated in a couple of different ways, but surgery is often the simplest […]
Postcholecystectomy Syndrome and Life After Gallbladder Surgery
Your gallbladder performs the essential function of storing bile to aid in digestion, but that doesn’t mean your gallbladder is a vital organ. Your body can get along just fine without your gallbladder, but that doesn’t mean everybody has an easy transition to life without their gallbladder. Today, we take a look at postcholecystectomy syndrome […]
Minimally Invasive Gallbladder Surgery Getting Even Smaller
Back in the day, gallbladder surgery was exclusively performed with the open technique. Not only did that type of operation take a bigger toll on the patient’s body, it also left the patient more susceptible to certain surgical risks, like excessive blood loss or infection. Over the years we’ve developed new techniques to reduce the […]
Anderson Silva Out 4-6 Weeks After Gallbladder Surgery
Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva underwent successful surgery on Wednesday to remove his gallbladder after it became inflamed. According to UFC President Dana White, symptoms set in rather quickly, and Silva needed to have an operation to remove the gallbladder before things got worse. “Late in the afternoon (on Tuesday), we get the call […]
