Gallbladder and Bile Duct Diseases

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Gallbladder surgically removed

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Subsequent treatment options include Pancreaticoduodenectomy Whipple Procedure A pancreaticoduodenectomy also known as a Whipple procedure involves the removal of the pancreas head due to a tumor in the pancreas or bile duct or pancreatitis If a tumor exists in the

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to diabetes and high blood cholesterol which can further complicate the health of someone with NASH Diabetes and high blood cholesterol are also becoming more common among Americans Biliary system Top

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Click the icon to see an image of gallstone obstruction

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More than 25 million people in the United States suffer from liver bile duct or gallbladder diseases according to the American Liver Foundation The liver is the largest organ in the human body It is also one of the most important ones The biliary system consists of the bile ducts gallbladder and pancreas all closely

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cholecystitis In the common bile duct it can cause a backing up of bile into the liver resulting in obstructive jaundice or into the pancreas causing acute pancreatitis Cholelithiasis and Choledocholithias Gallstones and Stones in the Bile Ducts Cholelithiasis

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contract and the muscle at the lower end of the bile duct to relax As a result bile is discharged out of the gallbladder and into the intestine What are gallstones Gallstones or cholelithiasis are the most common abnormality of the biliary tree Gallstones occur because the

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Type 1 Mirrizi s syndrome gallbladder stone in Hartmann s pouch compressing common bile duct and causing deranged liver function Small bowel obstruction and gas in bile ducts in patient with gallstone ileus Natural course of gallstone disease Two thirds of gall stones are asymptomatic and the yearly

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Click the icon to see an image of the liver Causes The hepatic vein This vein carries blood from the liver and connects to the inferior vena cava a large vein that carries blood back to the heart Several processes can lead to cirrhosis Alcoholism

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Type 1 Mirrizi s syndrome gallbladder stone in Hartmann s pouch compressing common bile duct and causing deranged liver function

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Type 1 Mirrizi s syndrome gallbladder stone in Hartmann s pouch compressing common bile duct and causing deranged liver function

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What is the gallbladder and what does it do The gall bladder is a pear shaped bag that lies under the liver beneath the rib cage on the right side of the abdomen The bile ducts within the liver

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The pancreas is a small gland with its head lying in the curve of the duodenum Its main duct joins the common bile duct of the liver and gallbladder to form what is known

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