What is a Gall Bladder? The gallbladder is a 4-inch, pear-shaped organ. It’s positioned under your liver in the upper right section of your abdomen. The gallbladder stores bile, a combination of fluids, fat, and cholesterol. Bile helps break down fat from food in your intestine. The gallbladder delivers bile into the small intestine. This allows fat-soluble vitamins and nutrients to be more easily absorbed into the bloodstream. What are some of the problems/diseases that may

Every organ in our body factors in maintaining a long lasting healthy lifestyle so it is our job to take good care of it as best as possible. The liver is about the size of a football and sits under your lower ribcage on the right side. It helps clean your blood by getting rid of harmful chemicals that your body makes. It makes a liquid called bile, which helps you break down fat from food. And it also stores sugar called glucose, which gives you a quick energy boost when you

Conventional Surgery: In open or conventional cholecystectomy an incision about 6 to 8 inches long is made in the right chest parallel to the rib cage or, alternatively, in the middle of the body from the middle of the rib cage to near the belly button. Once the abdomen is opened, the cystic duct and cystic artery are identified and divided between titanium clips or ties. An x-ray may be done to look for stones in the common bile duct, prior to this. Once these structures ar

With the marriage of surgery and technology, applications of laparoscopic surgery/minimal access surgery are increasing exponentially. Over the last few years, Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery (SILS), also known as Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery (SILS) has become popular, for good reason. SILS, being performed through the umbilicus, gives good access to all four quadrants of the abdomen and instrumentation for the same is well developed, and, available. This surgery

How is Appendicitis diagnosed? Your doctor will begin by performing a physical exam. A physical exam for appendicitis looks for tenderness in the lower right quadrant of your abdomen. If you’re pregnant, the pain may be higher. If perforation occurs, your stomach may become hard and swollen. A swollen, rigid belly is a symptom that should be discussed with a doctor right away. In addition to looking for tenderness, your doctor will perform several tests for appendicitis: Urin

What is the Appendix? - The appendix is a narrow, small, finger-shaped portion of the large intestine that generally hangs down from (within) the lower right side of the abdomen. ​ - If the appendix becomes infected (appendicitis), in most cases the infected appendix must be surgically removed (emergency appendectomy) before a hole develops in the appendix (perforation) and spreads the infection to the entire abdominal space (peritonitis). - It may also progress to gangrenous