Your gallbladder is a small sac that releases bile in order to aid in digestion, but if the fluid that makes up this bile becomes too concentrated, small deposits can form. These deposits are known as gallstones, and if they block the bile ducts, they can prevent bile from being released by the gallbladder. This […]
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 […]
February is National Gallbladder & Bile Duct Cancer Awareness Month
Although the month is drawing to a close, we wanted to take some time to help share some information about gallbladder and bile duct cancer, because February is National Gallbladder and Bile Duct Cancer Awareness Month. Gallbladder and Bile Duct Basics Your gallbladder is a pear-shaped organ that sits below your liver. It’s about four […]
Gallstones Linked To Increased Heart Disease Risk
New research suggests that individuals with a history of gallstone development are at an increased risk for coronary heart disease. Research For their research, the team of medical experts conducted a meta-analysis of seven studies that tracked both gallstone development and the onset of heart disease. The meta-analysis examined more than 840,000 participants from between […]
Diabetes and Gallbladder Surgery
Medical research suggests that individuals with diabetes are more likely to develop gallstones than the average person, but we don’t exactly know why. There are plenty of theories out there as to why the two conditions are linked. For starters, some experts believe that obesity is linked to gallstone disease, and obesity generally plays a […]
