| Your gall bladder is an important part of your | | | | procedures suites you best. However, as I have |
| body. Even though it is very small, the gall bladder | | | | said before, the most common procedure is the |
| stores bile which are then released into your | | | | laparoscopic method. There are also some other |
| intestine to help with your digestion. This bow tie- | | | | alternatives to surgery in gall bladder case, but |
| shaped organ can have its problems as well. | | | | this depends on the type of symptoms that you |
| Gallstones are the gall bladder' s problem. To be | | | | have. |
| more effective in treating this problem, in many | | | | For example, if the gall bladder symptoms that |
| of the cases the gall bladder must be removed. | | | | you are experiencing are very mild, or you can |
| Laparoscopic surgery is the operation used to | | | | not have surgery because of other medical |
| remove your gall bladder. | | | | conditions, here is what you can do: - take drugs |
| Because gallstones form in your gall bladder, they | | | | which can help dissolve the gallstones that you |
| can block the flow of bile. The blockage of the gall | | | | have in your gall bladder; this alternative, |
| bladder by these small stones has as symptoms: | | | | unfortunately is not suited for all the gall bladder |
| fever, jaundice and pain. Jaundice means that your | | | | patients and the treatment can last even longer |
| skin turns yellowish. Because your body can | | | | than two years; - ultrasound procedures can also |
| function very well without a gall bladder, | | | | be used to break up gallstones; this is mostly |
| treatment in gallstones cases is surgery. However, | | | | used in the gall bladder cases where the patient |
| surgery is only used for gallstones that cause | | | | only has a small number of gallstones; - gallstones |
| symptoms and prevent the flow of bile from | | | | can also be removed without any gall bladder |
| your gall bladder. The gall bladder surgery is very | | | | surgery; doctors just need to enlarge your bile |
| simple and painless. Keyhole surgery is more often | | | | duct and with the help of some special tools, |
| used in gall bladder cases, but there is also a | | | | remove the gallstones that are causing the |
| relatively small number of patients that need an | | | | problems; |
| open surgery fro their gall bladder problem. A cut | | | | So, as you see, there are many options to |
| about 20 centimeters long is made in your | | | | treating your gall bladder problems, besides |
| abdomen, if you are having an open gall bladder | | | | surgery. However, in almost ninety percent of the |
| removal. Your doctor, after examination of your | | | | gall bladder problems, surgery is used because it |
| gall bladder case, will tell you which of the two | | | | gives the best results. |