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Gallbladder: Liver
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The gallbladder is a three- to four-inch-long pear-shaped organ located on the right side of the body, directly under the liver. One of the functions of the liver is to remove poisonous substances from the blood so that they can be expelled from the body. The liver excretes all these gathered toxins in a digestive agent called bile. The bile-about one pint of it every day-goes first to the gallbladder, which holds it until food arrives in the small intestine. The gallbladder then releases the bile, which passes through the cystic and bile ducts into the small intestine. Ultimately, the toxins are passed out of the body through the feces.
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Gallbladder cancer is a cancer that affects the biliary tract, which is essential for proper digestion of fats and waste. If bile, a bitter fluid created in the liver cells, empties from the body at a slow rate, it increases the time that healthy cells are exposed to carcinogens.
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In most cases, ultrasound is the first imaging test for gallbladder and bile duct abnormalities. This test is non-invasive, uses no dyes, and is not painful. Ultrasound produces good images of the small ducts in the liver and the higher part of the major bile duct. However, the lower part of the duct, where it enters the GI tract, is where gallstones often get stuck. This lower part is close to the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and air produced in the GI tract deflects the sound waves. If ultrasound cannot detect the condition, other tests that can add valuable information.
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The gallbladder is a small sac located beneath the liver. Its purpose is to store bile produced by the liver. Bile is a substance that helps digest fatty foods. Occasionally, the stored bile begins to crystallize. These crystals can slowly grow into gallstones, much like water crystals become hailstones. Gallstones can remain in the body for years without symptoms, but when they move about, there can be blockage of the gallbladder’s outlet.
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Surgery offers the best chance of curing gallbladder cancer. To determine if surgery is possible, Mayo specialists may order images of the gallbladder, bile ducts and the liver. Physicians often perform a laparoscopic procedure before a major operation to look for tumor metastasis (spread) not seen on noninvasive images. When physicians determine that surgery will benefit a patient, removal of the gallbladder, adjacent liver tissue and nearby lymph nodes (extended cholecystectomy) is the most common surgery. If the tumor is very small and hasn't spread to the deeper layers of gallbladder tissue, the surgeon may perform a simple cholecystectomy, which removes only the gallbladder. Occasionally this procedure can be done laparoscopically, using a camera and miniature instruments inserted through tiny incisions in the abdomen.
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