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What to eat to avoid painful gallstones
When you follow a fat-restricted diet, gallbladder contraction is reduced, which can lead to sludge buildup in the gallbladder ducts, potentially resulting in eventual gallstone formation. The pain most often comes when the gallbladder empties and passes a stone that is too large to successfully make it through the duct.
Chronic Cholecystitis: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
The gallbladder's main function is to store bile, a fluid that helps the body break down fats from the food you eat. And, sometimes some people develop rock-like deposits in their gallbladder called gallstones. Cholecystitis happens when these gallstones block the cystic duct and cause inflammation of the gallbladder.
Hernias don't heal without help; know the signs
Most people are familiar with the term hernia, though they do not understand what they are, why they happen, where, and what treatments are available for this common physical ailment.
What is acute cholecystitis? Why this gallbladder issue put RBG in the hospital
Some gallbladder problems don't need any treatment, but others require swift medical attention. Here's what to watch out for.
How Long Does It Take to Recover from Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Surgery?
A laparoscopic inguinal hernia (rupture in the abdominal wall) repair is a routine surgery and may take up to two hours. A general surgeon usually performs the surgery in an operation theater. The patient is placed under general anesthesia during the procedure.
Say Bile to Your Fat! Your Body’s Underrated Digestion Aids
Bile, made by your liver and stored in the gallbladder, emulsifies, or mixes, the watery contents of your stomach with the fat in your meal so the fat can be attacked in greater force by your digestive enzymes.
Gallstones: Common disorder comes with acute pain
After experiencing both chronic and acute attacks like these, a colonoscopy revealed that her gallbladder was nearly full of gallstones.
Unexplained Pain Isn't Fun For Anyone—Here's How To Know If You're Experiencing Symptoms of Gallbladder Problems
The gallbladder is a pear-shaped organ located under the liver, and its only function is to store and concentrate bile.
Robotic inguinal hernia repair: Is it a new era in the management of inguinal hernias?
We compared outcomes of elective inguinal hernia repair performed at one institution by three approaches: robotic-assistance, laparoscopic, and open.
Can antibiotics as compared to placebo prevent postoperative wound infections after open groin hernia repair surgery?
Up to the 1990s, suture-based hernia repair (herniorrhaphy) was the method of choice. From then onwards hernia repair with a synthetic mesh (hernioplasty) gained increasing popularity and the debate as to whether antibiotics are needed to prevent postoperative wound infections started again.