| We know that the gall bladder is an organ that | | | | requires surgery. |
| helps in the digestion of fat. This organ is found | | | | Luckily, none of the surgeries that are used for |
| next to the liver. The liver produces bile and the | | | | eliminating the gall bladder involves risks. We know |
| gall bladder stores it. The gall bladder releases the | | | | the traditional method which is also called open |
| bile when partially digested foods are absorbed | | | | cholecystectomy and laparoscopic |
| inside the small intestine. The problems appear | | | | cholecystectomy. Traditional surgery involves a |
| with the occurrence of the gallstones. The | | | | wide abdominal incision that can leave |
| gallstones occur in the gall bladder and are formed | | | | post-operatory scars and that require about ten |
| of cholesterol, calcium and bile salts. In time these | | | | days of hospitalization. |
| gallstones grow in size and they block the bile | | | | Modern surgery is represented through the |
| ducts and do not allow the bile to be released any | | | | laparoscopic intervention. This procedure does not |
| more. Gallstones are difficult to eliminate and if | | | | leave visible marks. This procedure involves a |
| they are numerously they can cause | | | | small abdominal incision that minimizes the risk of |
| inflammation, swelling and even infection of the gall | | | | infection. This form of surgical intervention also |
| bladder. For complicated cases surgery is highly | | | | allows patients to recover quickly and most of |
| recommended. | | | | them do not require more than one day of |
| Once the gall bladder is removed the digestion | | | | hospitalization. |
| process slows down. This is happening because | | | | Even if surgery is not a complicated procedure, |
| the liver has to produce more bile when fat foods | | | | specialists recommend this way of treatment in |
| enter the stomach or the small intestine. That is | | | | the most severe cases. |
| why surgical interventions are recommended only | | | | If you had a surgical intervention you should know |
| in people who suffer of serious forms of gall | | | | that you have to respect the medical treatment |
| bladder disease. It is generally used as a last | | | | and especially the prescribed diet at least until the |
| method in curing the gall bladder disease and it is | | | | body gets used to the absence of the gall bladder. |
| used only when the patients does not have any | | | | As a patient you should also avoid fatty foods |
| positive response to the administrated drugs. | | | | and you should take bile salts tablets in order to |
| We know that this disease can be either chronic, | | | | help the digestion and absorption of fat. |
| a mild form of the disease, or acute that often | | | | |