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 Gallbladder cancer, Ellis Fischel Cancer Center, University of Missouri Health Care
It is important that patients with gallbladder cancer be evaluated by a surgeon with experience treating this condition, since surgery is the only potentially curative therapy.
In cases where gallbladder cancer is found prior to surgery, radical cholecystectomy is recommended.
When only the mucosa (inner lining) of the gallbladder is involved then no further surgery is required.
http://www.ellisfischel.org/liver/gallBladder.shtml   (237 words)

  
 Gallbladder Surgery
One of the most common gallbladder problems Dr. Huntwork sees is gallstones.
The scope helps Dr. Huntwork lead her instruments to the gallbladder where she can remove it through one of the incisions, thus avoiding major surgery.
If you think you are suffering from gallbladder pain, talk to your family physician or call Dr. Huntwork at (509) 725-6560 for an appointment.
http://www.lincolnhospital.org/gallbladder_surgery.htm   (485 words)

  
 Gallbladder Cancer
Chemotherapy for cancer of the gallbladder is usually put into the body by a needle inserted into a vein.
The chance of recovery (prognosis) and choice of treatment depend on the stage of cancer (whether it is just in the gallbladder or has spread to other places) and on the patient's general health.
Radiation for gallbladder cancer usually comes from a machine outside the body (external-beam radiation therapy).
http://www.cchs.net/health/health-info/docs/1300/1395.asp?index=6132   (1069 words)

  
 Gallbladder cancer
Your gallbladder and bile ducts are surrounded by a number of vital organs, including the liver, stomach, pancreas and intestines.
Although your gallbladder is hidden behind other organs in your abdomen, your doctor can sometimes feel this enlargement during a physical exam or it may be detected on an ultrasound.
Although most people with gallbladder cancer also have gallstones, the vast majority of people with gallstones never develop gallbladder cancer.
http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/library/DS/00425.html   (4733 words)

  
 Gallbladder Diseases: Research Looks to More Effective Treatments
Researchers have developed new methods of treating gallbladder cancer during the last few years, but surgical removal of the gallbladder (a procedure known as cholecystectomy) remains the most popular therapy.
During this procedure, a thin needle is inserted into the gallbladder to draw a sample of the tumor.
Radiation for gallbladder cancer usually comes from an external machine (external-beam radiation therapy).
http://myhealth.ucsd.edu/healthnews/MedicineontheHorizon/moth082003.htm   (2820 words)

  
 Gallbladder cancer
Gallbladder cancer is often misdiagnosed because it mimics other more common conditions, such as gallstones, cholecystitis, and pancreatitis.
Larger gallstones are associated with a higher chance of developing gallbladder cancer.
Current chemotherapy or radiation therapy cannot cure gallbladder cancer, but they may offer some benefit in certain patients.
http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/ency/gallbladder_cancer.jsp   (1220 words)

  
 SAGES Publication: Patient Information for Laparoscopic Gall Bladder Removal (Cholecystectomy) from SAGES
Numerous medical studies show that the complication rate for laparoscopic gallbladder surgery is comparable to the complication rate for open gallbladder surgery when performed by a properly trained surgeon.
While there are risks associated with any kind of operation, the vast majority of laparoscopic gallbladder patients experiences few or no complications and quickly return to normal activities.
Gallbladder problems are usually caused by the presence of gallstones: small hard masses consisting primarily of cholesterol and bile salts that form in the gallbladder or in the bile duct.
http://www.sages.org/sagespublication.php?doc=PI11   (1513 words)

  
 Gallstones and Gallbladder Disease
The primary advantages of surgical removal of the gallbladder over nonsurgical treatment are both the elimination of gallstones and also the prevention of gallbladder cancer.
This procedure uses a needle to withdraw (aspirate) fluid from the gallbladder.
The dye is absorbed by the intestine, excreted by the liver, and concentrated in the gallbladder.
http://www.reutershealth.com/wellconnected/doc10.html   (8524 words)

  
 Gallbladder Removal: Laparoscopic Method -- familydoctor.org
If you had surgery around your gallbladder before, if you tend to bleed a lot, or if you have any problem that would make it hard for your doctor to see your gallbladder, an open surgery may be better for you.
Unlike traditional surgery, laparoscopic surgery to remove the gallbladder can be done without cutting the muscles of your abdomen.
With this surgery, a laparoscope (a small, thin tube with a scope on the tip of it that is used to see the inside of your body) is used to remove the gallbladder.
http://familydoctor.org/handouts/114.html   (473 words)

  
 Gallbladder Cancer
People don't think about their gallbladder unless it is diseased with gallstones, or it develops cancer.
There has been much research in the past decade on treating gallbladder and other biliary tract cancers.
In the past gallbladder cancer was almost always fatal, since it tended to be advanced when first be diagnosed and effective treatments were not available.
http://www.canceranswers.com/GallBladder.Cancer.html   (1381 words)

  
 eMedicine - Gallbladder Mucocele : Article by Rajagopalan Vijayaraghavan, MBBS, MS, MMed, FRCSEd, FICS
This perioperative photograph of a gallbladder in a patient with acute cholecystitis shows an inflamed, edematous gallbladder with areas of erythema and congestion.
Nonvisualization of the gallbladder indicates an obstructed gallbladder and possible acute cholecystitis; nonvisualization in the small intestine indicates CBD obstruction.
The gallbladder is well visualized, and the wall and contents can be assessed; however, stones may be difficult to identify.
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic2817.htm   (2283 words)

  
 Laparoscopic gallbladder surgery for gallstones
People who have laparoscopic gallbladder surgery are sore for about a week, but within 2 to 3 weeks they have much less discomfort than people who have open surgery.
Before the surgeon removes the gallbladder, you may have a special X-ray procedure called intraoperative cholangiography, which shows the anatomy of the bile ducts.
Laparoscopic gallbladder surgery is the best method of treating gallstones that cause symptoms, unless there is a reason that the surgery should not be done.
http://www.webmd.com/hw/gallstones/hw106860.asp   (817 words)

  
 Fortnightly review: Gallbladder disease -- Bateson 318 (7200): 1745 -- BMJ
Gallbladder surgery cures biliary colic unless some duct stones are retained, and it largely prevents attacks of acute pancreatitis.
If a patient with gallbladder stones refuses surgery or is unsuitable for a general anaesthetic, alternatives may need to
morbidity and mortality associated with gallbladder surgery has
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/318/7200/1745   (2457 words)

  
 Gallbladder
The post-op surgery pain was pain but is getting better and nothing like the gallbladder pain.
With the gallbladder acting up anyway, if you leave it in you are always going to have to be careful about what you eat or you risk an attack.
The gallbladder acts as a bile reservoir which it then concentrates and secretes to the liver to help the body digest fats.
http://www.medhelp.org/forums/gastro/messages/30116.html   (6312 words)

  
 Gallbladder Scan
During a gallbladder scan, a radioactive tracer substance is injected into a vein in the arm.
A gallbladder scan is not usually done during pregnancy because the radiation could damage the developing baby (fetus).
The tracer may not reach the gallbladder, indicating inflammation or blockage of the duct by a gallstone.
http://www.webmd.com/hw/health_guide_atoz/hw215119.asp   (1297 words)

  
 eMedicine - Porcelain Gallbladder : Article by Ali Nawaz Khan, MBBS, FRCP, FRCR
Petrov NN, Krotina NA: Experimental carcinoma of the gallbladder.
The authors concluded that, with a better understanding of the natural history of porcelain gallbladder, patient treatment may change.
Mortality/Morbidity: The clinical importance of porcelain gallbladder lies in its significant association with gallbladder carcinoma.
http://www.emedicine.com/radio/topic569.htm   (3407 words)

  
 Gallbladder Cancer
During a physical exam, your health care provider may be able to feel that you have a large liver and gallbladder.
Gallbladder cancer is rare but it is the most common type of malignancy of the bile tract.
The gallbladder, which is linked by small ducts to the liver and small intestine, acts as a storehouse for bile, the substance needed to digest fats.
http://www.cancer.med.umich.edu/learn/gallblad.htm   (717 words)

  
 Glossary for Ask Dr. Stoll Website
Since Walt learned to offer that to his patients, he never had another patient who needed gallbladder surgery.
Once I know about a gallbladder flush and the dietary causes of stones, I had only one person, in 15 years, that I had to send to the surgeon -- and SHE was not willing to do anything BUT the surgery.
The gallbladder's function is to store AND CONCENTRATE the bile so, when your diet overwhelms the trickle from the liver, the gallbladder can contract and squirt lots of concentrated bile into the small intestine THROUGH the common duct.
http://askwaltstollmd.com/wwwboard/glossary/g.html   (1915 words)

  
 Cholecystitis: Gallbladder Disorders: Merck Manual Home Edition
In acalculous cholecystitis, immediate surgery is necessary to remove the diseased gallbladder.
If a complication such as an abscess, gangrene, or perforation of the gallbladder is suspected, immediate surgery is necessary.
A gallbladder attack accompanied by jaundice (see Clinical Manifestations of Liver Disease: Jaundice) and other evidence of a backup of bile into the liver (cholestasis), such as passing light-colored stools, indicates that the common bile duct is obstructed (usually partially) by a stone.
http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec10/ch140/ch140c.html   (977 words)

  
 Gallbladder - Mark Fusco MD
Gallbladder - Mark Fusco MD Gallstones, Cholecystitis, and Gallbladder dysfunction
The gallbladder is a structure on the underside of the liver on the right side of the abdomen.
When the gallbladder is not functioning properly, the components of the bile become out of balance leading to the formation of solid crystals.
http://www.markfuscomd.com/gallbladder.htm   (672 words)

  
 Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine: Gallbladder nuclear medicine scan
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine: Gallbladder nuclear medicine scan
Gallbladder disease, gallstones, cancer, or other abnormalities can cause pain and other symptoms.
A gallbladder nuclear medicine scan may be used to diagnose gallstones, blockage of the bile duct or other abnormalities, and to assess gallbladder functioning and inflammation (cholecystitis).
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_g2601/is_0005/ai_2601000566   (552 words)

  
 Gallbladder removal
Gallbladder removal (cholecystectomy) is done while the patient is under general anesthesia, unconscious and pain-free.
Gallbladder removal is usually done to treat the following conditions:
Gallbladder removal is surgery to remove the gallbladder if it is inflamed or obstructed, if gallstones are causing pancreatitis, or if cancer is suspected.
http://www.umm.edu/ency/article/002930.htm   (330 words)

  
 Gall Bladder Disease
Twenty percent of those who develop gallbladder symptoms suffer from this condition, which most frequently affects women between the ages of twenty and forty.
The muscle in the wall of both gallbladder and duct contracts in an effort to move the stone and this produces intense pain usually felt under the ribs on the right-hand side of the abdomen.
The attacks are caused by a stone becoming stuck either in the junction of the gallbladder and the bile duct or in the duct itself.
http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/surgery/clin/gi/gallblad.html   (955 words)

  
 The Human Gallbladder
To look at the gallbladder in relation to other organs in the body, visit the digestive system
Gallstones may pass out of the body spontaneously; however, serious blockage is treated by removing the gallbladder surgically.
They can cause inflammation of the gallbladder, a disorder that produces symptoms similar to those of indigestion, especially after a fatty meal is consumed.
http://www.mamashealth.com/organs/gallbladder.asp   (325 words)

  
 Gallbladder definition - Digestion and digestive-related information on MedicineNet.com
During a fatty meal, the gallbladder contracts, delivering the bile through the bile ducts into the intestines to help with digestion.
Gallbladder definition - Digestion and digestive-related information on MedicineNet.com
Gallbladder: A pear-shaped organ just below the liver that stores the bile secreted by the liver.
http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=3536   (199 words)

  
 Gallbladder
Cholecystitis: acute, chronic, AIDS-related, emphysematous, eosinophilic, follicular, gangrenous, granulomatous, malakoplakia, porcelain gallbladder, xanthogranulomatous
Rokitansky-Aschoff sinuses: outpouchings of gallbladder mucosa that penetrate into muscle wall; may be acquired herniations
choledocholithiasis, cholelithiasis, cholesterolosis, fistula, gallbladder in extrahepatic bile duct obstruction, gallstone classification,
http://www.pathologyoutlines.com/gallbladder.html   (2978 words)

  
 MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Gallbladder disease
Call your provider if you develop symptoms of gallbladder disease.
Conditions which slow or obstruct the flow of bile out of the gallbladder result in gallbladder disease.
Bile aids in the digestion of fats, and is released from the gallbladder into the upper small intestine (duodenum) in response to food (especially fats).
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001138.htm   (395 words)

  
 Gallbladder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This condition develops in patients with longstanding gallstone disease, in which the gallbladder forms a fistula with the digestive tract.
Surgery (cholecystectomy, removal of the gallbladder) is the most common treatment for gallstones.
The gallbladder is connected to the main bile duct through the gallbladder duct (cystic duct or, in Latin, ductus cysticus).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallbladder   (607 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Gallbladder
Another common disorder of the gallbladder is cholecystitis, or inflammation of the organ, which is believed to be a result of the presence of highly concentrated bile.
The gallbladder, when functioning normally, releases bile through the biliary ducts into the duodenum to aid digestion by promoting peristalsis and absorption, preventing putrefaction, and emulsifying fat.
The function of the gallbladder is to store bile, secreted by the liver and transmitted from that organ via the cystic and hepatic ducts, until it is needed in the digestive process.
http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761561167/Gallbladder.html   (412 words)

  
 ACS :: What Is Gallbladder Cancer?
Gallbladder cancers are graded by how closely they look like normal (noncancerous) gallbladder tissue when viewed under a microscope.
Typically, low-grade cancers are less likely to spread outside the gallbladder than high-grade cancers, and have a more favorable outlook.
About 6% of all gallbladder cancers are papillary adenocarcinomas, and almost all the rest are mucinous adenocarcinomas, adenosquamous carcinomas, squamous cell carcinomas, or small cell carcinomas.
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_1X_What_is_gall_bladder_cancer_68.asp   (335 words)

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