Gallbladder Surgery : Removing Gallstones

The  gallbladderis a small, pear-shaped sac on the underside of the liver, on the right side of the abdomen that holds approximately one half cup of yellowish-green fluid called bile. The liver produces liquid bile and it then moves it into the gallbladder where it becomes 4-12 times more concentrated than it was in the liver.

WHAT CAUSES GALLBLADDER PROBLEMS?

• Gallbladder problems are usually caused by the presence of gallstones: small hard masses consisting primarily of cholesterol and bile salts that form in the gallbladder or in the bile duct. 
  
  
  
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• It is uncertain why some people form gallstones.
• There is no known means to prevent gallstones.
• These stones may block the flow of bile out of the gallbladder, causing it to swell and resulting in sharp abdominal pain, vomiting, indigestion and, occasionally, fever.
• If the gallstone blocks the common bile duct, jaundice (a yellowing of the skin) can occur.

GALLBLADDERSURGERY:

There are two main ways of removing a gallbladder.

Laparoscopic(keyhole) cholecystectomy:

This is the most common type of operation to remove your gallbladder. It involves using a tiny camera and surgical instruments that are inserted through small cuts (incisions) in your abdomen.

Opencholecystectomy:

In open cholecystectomy the gallbladder is removed through one large incision in your abdomen. This technique is called open surgery. It is a more invasive operation than keyhole surgery. You need to be in hospital for longer and it takes longer to recover.

WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF PERFORMING THE PROCEDURE LAPAROSCOPICALLY?

• Rather than a five to seven inch incision, the operation requires only four small openings in the abdomen.
• Patients usually have minimal post-operative pain.
• Patients usually experience faster recovery than open gallbladder surgery patients.
• Most patients go home within one day and enjoy a quicker return to normal activities.

Costof gallbladder removal surgery in India is less than other western countries. Valli Hospital, Erode provides advanced gallbladder surgery at affordable rate. Dr. T. K Swamy is well experinced gastroenterologist in India, at Valli, Erode.

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