Know About Gall-bladder Introduction
Gall-bladder is a small organ lies just below liver on right upper abdomen.
Gall-bladder stores bile (juice formed by liver) and help in digestion of fatty
meals. Development of stones in gall-bladder indicates...
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Know About Gall-bladder Introduction
Gall-bladder is a small organ lies just below liver on right upper abdomen.
Gall-bladder stores bile (juice formed by liver) and help in digestion of fatty
meals. Development of stones in gall-bladder indicates malfunction of gallbladder and surgical removal of gall-bladder is easily tolerated by the body.
Type of Gall-stones: There are 3 types of gall-stones.
1. Cholesterol gallstones develop when bile contains too much cholesterol
and not enough bile salts. Risk factors for cholesterol stones are
obesity, women taking estrogen either as family planning pill or for
peri-menopausal hormonal supplement, diabetic person and those
losing weight rapidly. Healthy lifestyle may minimize the development
of cholesterol gall-stones.
2. Pigmented stone are made up of bilirubin and risk factors for pigment
stones includes hemolytic anemias (such as sickle-cell
disease and hereditary spherocytosis), cirrhosis (Liver failure), and
biliary tract infections.
3. Mi
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