Gallbladder is only about 3 to 4 inches organ that is connected to the liver via the hepatic duct. Its main function is to store bile for the liver and transport it to small intestine whenever needed.The bile that stores in the gallbladder help in the emulsification of fats and at the same time acts as antioxidant that helps remove toxins from the liver.
There are times that bile fluid inside the gallbladder become crystallize and harden which will the form a stones or known as gallstones. There are two types of gallstones:
1. Pigment stones- These are kind of stones that smaller and darker because they contain bilirubin.
2. Cholesterol stones- Yellow-green in color, 80% of the content of stones are usually cholesterol.
Some of the risk factors of having gallstones are listed below:
- Obesity
-Genetic
-Estrogen
-Cholesterol Drugs
-Diabetes
- Rapid weight loss
Cholecystectomy is a surgical removal of the gallbladder. Patient who are indicated to undergo this procedure are those who had:
1. Symptomatic gallstones disease
2. Gallbladder cancer
3. Biliary tract cancer
If you are diagnosed of having gallstones and may put your life at stake, better to undergo the procedure because late treatment could bring your life in danger. If you want to know more about this procedure, just click gallstones.
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