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...
Different surgical methods are used to treat gallbladder diseases. The following are a few recommended surgeries for gallbladder treatment: Cholecystectomy-In this procedure, the gallbladder is completely removed as one does not need it for food digestion. Laparoscopic or open cholecystectomy technique ...
Bile is a yellow-green fluid that has two functions. The first is to break down fats when food is digested. The second is to carry waste away from your digestive system. Bile contains a salt component that breaks down fat, absorbs it, and moves it through your digestive system and into ...
cholecystectomy. Pancreatitis A less common cause of stomach ache is pancreatitis (25). Pancreatitis can cause severe stomach pain that comes immediately after taking meals. Stomach cramps may also appear about 6 to 12 hours after eating a meal. The pain starts in the upper abdomen and spreads ...
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. ...
Your doctor will perform a surgery called acholecystectomyif you need to have your gallbladder removed. It's common and has a small risk of complications. You can usually go home the same day you have the surgery. But you may need to spend the night in the hospital. ...
Answer to: Suppose you had a patient that was unable to make bile salts. What digestive processes would be affected and what might be some of the...
What are the possible long-term and short-term effects that farm workers may experience when they are exposed to organophosphate pesticides? (a) What is pericarditis? (b) Why is it a problem? What is bile and why do gallstones cause pain after meals? What are the consequences of resistance...
After she touched it, the pain seemed to linger. By the next morning, she was in full-blown misery. She came in the kitchen bent over with her arm across her abdomen, crying and reaching for some over-the-counter pain relievers.
The gallbladder begins to secrete bile salts into the bile ducts several minutes after the consumption of a meal. This occurs during the time the food in the stomach is soaking in hydrochloric acid (HCL). The HCL causes another chemical messenger, CCK, to bind to special CCK receptor sites...