how common is gallbladder removal?

Question

How common are side effects (weight gain/loss, trouble digesting, etc) after gallbladder removal?

Answer 1

Very common.: Approximately 500, 000 gallbladder surgeries or cholecystectomies are performed each year in the United States. The most common reason for cholecystectomies is gallbladder pain (biliary colic) due to blockage of the cystic or bile duct by gallstones. Approximately 20 million adults in the U.S. Have gallstones and an estimated one million people are newly diagnosed with gallstones each year.

Answer 2

Very: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a very common procedure.

Answer 3

Top 3 operations: Hernia, appendectomy and cholecystectomy Literally 100,000+ / year

Answer 4

No: The gallbladder is involved with the digestion of fatty foods. The urinary bladder holds urine that has been filtered from the kidneys. The two structures are unrelated.

Answer 5

No: The gall bladder stores and concentrates bile made by the liver. Bile is needed as a detergent to digest fats in our diet. The urinary bladder is a separate system and has little or no bearing on the function of the gallbladder.

Answer 6

Stores bile: The gallbladder stores and concentrates bile that is made in the liver. It also secretes some mucus from its internal lining. The gallbladder responds to fats entering the duodenum by squeezing bile out into the dodenum to emulsify the fats and aid in their digestion and absorption. It has no association with the urinary bladder.

Answer 7

Yes.: Both benign and malignant tumors can develop within the gallbladder. A tumor is often found as a polyp on ultrasound; although an overwhelming majority are benign, we recommend removing the gallbladder if the polyp is 1 CM or larger. Cancers typically present incidently during gallbladder removal or at advanced states, due to their propensity to spread to the liver.

Answer 8

Depends: On your symptoms. Tumors of the gallbladder do occur, although they are relatively rare.

Answer 9

No: The function of the gallbladder is to store and concentrate the bile that is created by the liver and secreted into your intestines. Its presence is not necessary for digestion.

Answer 10

Semi: Bile is necessary but can still get there without gb in general. The volume and timing may be off!

Answer 11

Not cause, become.: A gallbladder cannot cause gangrene, however a gallbladder can become gangrenous as a result of severe infection if left untreated. This is called gangrenous cholecystitis, and is often seen in patients with diabetes.

Answer 12

Well...: Gangrene simply means dead tissue. An infected gallbladder can become gangrenous and perforate if not properly cared for.

Answer 13

See below: Gangrene of the gallbladder can occur. In acute cholecystitis with cystic duct obstruction, mounting pressure in the gallbladder essentially cuts of the blood supply leading to gangrene and necrosis. some patient, especially diabetics, can have gallbladder infections with gas forming organisms including species of Clostridium, essentially a form of gangrene.

Answer 14

Very low: Gallbladder removal is one of the most common operations performed in the US and is, thankfully, very safe. Like all abdominal operations, there are risks of bleeding, infection, blood clots, pneumonia, etc. This is somewhat dependent on the health of the patient, but generally less than 1%. A bile leak may occur less than 1% of the time after surgery; this can often be managed non-surgically.

Answer 15

Likely very low: One's personal risk factors make the greatest risks: smoking obesity prior abdominal surgery jaundice common duct stones pancreatitis but if none of those, very very low.

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