The gall bladder is a pear-shaped organ, about the size of a golf ball that lies just beneath the right side of the liver. Its main function is to act as a reservoir to collect and concentrate bile, a digestive fluid produced by the liver. Bile, which is a clear golden yellow liquid, is needed for digesting fats in the food we eat. After eating, bile is released from the gall bladder and travels down tubular channels (bile ducts) into the small intestines for fatty food digestion. Gall bladder problems are usually caused by the presence of gallstones. The stones consists primarily cholesterol and bile salts that form in the gall bladder or in the bile duct. As time passes, these stones, started as sediments, may grow bigger to become gallstones. Once formed, the gallstones will not go away unless the gallbladder is removed. Medications used to dissolve gallstones and dietary modification such as low fat diet, have little success in the management of such problems and therefore not recommended. Only surgery to remove the gall bladder is the time honoured and safest treatment of gallstones. Visit our website for more information - nobel-surgery/patient-info/gall-bladder-surgery/ or call us at +65 6535 8833.
Posted on: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 09:09:33 +0000
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