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Before having surgery, i was wondering if i'm able to reverse damage to my gallbladder and not have surgery done?

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Dr. Jarrod Kaufman answered

Specializes in General Surgery

Gallbladder: There are no known ways to "reverse the damage" to the gallbladder that would require removal of the gallbladder.

Answered 1/5/2014

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