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Why do people still have attacks similar to gallbladder attacks after the gallbladder has been removed?

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Gallbladder ghost: Because sometimes the pain was not from the gallbladder originally so the pain recurs; ie from the stomach also the biliary spasm can occur without a gallbladder lastly there can be retained gallstones in the tubing.

Answered 8/19/2013

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