Background: Whether cholecystectomy is needed after endoscopic clearance of common bile duct stones has been debated intensely in the past. A recent Cochrane review has concluded that prophylactic cholecystectomy (PChol) post endoscopic bile duct clearance leads to longer survival and fewer complications...
As your gut uses a high amount of energy for digestion, that is why you might feel tired after eating a big meal. When you exercise exactly opposite happens. Now your muscles demand high energy and the brain now sends message to heart to increase its blood flow towards muscles to make th...
Learning curves have been described for a variety of laparoscopic procedures including cholecystectomy, tubal ligation, and diagnostic laparoscopy. Althoug... AJ Senagore,MA Luchtefeld,JM Mackeigan - 《American Surgeon》 被引量: 300发表: 1995年 The learning curve measured by operating times for lapa...
Hinders you from breathing normally, which lasts for 15 minutes to 24 hours. Happens after meals. Oftentimes, gallstones that do not block the cystic duct do not have any symptoms. They are usually discovered when patients are screened (chest X-ray orCT scan) for other medical conditions or...
Learn what happens in your body when you are stressed and how you can manage your response. Stress Management Techniques Stress may be considered as any physical, chemical, or emotional factor that causes bodily or mental unrest and that may be a factor in disease causation. Managing stress in...
How does an individual with anorexia nervosa begin to regulate the maintenance of his/her body's blood glucose and phosphate levels when in the recovery process of re-feeding to establish a healthy weight gain? What happens to the body when it can no ...
1. Cholecystectomy The surgery to get rid of the gallbladder entirely is referred as cholecystectomy. Amazingly, you do not need a gallbladder to have your food digested. It is very common in the United States for people to have this kind of operation. ...
After a meal, the gall bladder releases stored bile, especially if the meal contains fat. People who have their gall bladder removed (cholecystectomy) can usually still eat moderate amounts of fat, since the flow of bile continues directly from the liver into the duodenum. ...
You may need an open cholecystectomy if your doctor can't do the laparoscopic version. This involves one large incision and is far more invasive. It also has a greater risk of infection. You may need to spend 2 or 3 days in the hospital to recover. ...
My sister had gallstones, and they cause a lot of pain. She first noticed something was wrong in the shower when she washed the area of skin above the gall bladder and found it was extremely tender. After she touched it, the pain seemed to linger. By the next morning, she was in fu...