Gallbladder and Main Biliary Tract Surgery

Treatment Of The Gallbladder And Main Biliary Tract

Gallbladder it is one of our important digestive organs and allows the bile contained in the body to be transported to the small intestine. It is a small organ located under the liver on the right side of the abdomen.

What Is the Gallbladder Useful For?

The gallbladder is a transmitting digestive organ that allows the bile secreted in the body to be transported to the small intestine. When it is necessary to take it for any reason, the absence of a gallbladder does not cause complications that seriously affect the body. However, it can still generate some problems, such as a decrease in fat burning or diarrhea.

What are Gallbladder Diseases?

Gallbladder diseases are usually caused by blockage of the tubes that allow bile to circulate in the liver, small intestine, and gallbladder. Some gallbladder diseases can be examined under the following subheadings.

Gallstones (Cholelithiasis)

Some substances contained in bile (substances such as calcium salts, bilirubin) accumulate over time or harden, forming gallstones. Gallstones, it can clog the biliary tract, causing various diseases. Its size can be as large as a grain of sand, as well as, as large as a walnut. Most often it does not cause symptoms, but with the growth or proliferation of stones over time, severe pains in the back or stomach cavity can be observed in the patient. In fact, the pain is sometimes so severe that patients can be suspected of having a heart attack. If gallstones are not treated for a long time, there may be a possibility of turning them into cancer. It is a disease that is more common in women. Stones have been detected in the bile in 80% of gallbladder cancer patients. It is a disease that needs to be cared for and treated.

Inflammation of the Gallbladder (Cholecystitis)

Gallstones inflammation of the gallbladder occurs when, for some reason, it blocks the biliary tract. It can be manifested by symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, back pain, fever, bloating, flatulence. It can heal without requiring any treatment. However, gallstones that are the underlying cause are likely to recur unless they are treated.

Gallbladder Mud

If bile stays in the gallbladder for too long, it can accumulate there and form sludge. This, in turn, can block the biliary tract over time, causing the formation of gallstones or gallbladder inflammation. Symptoms of gallbladder sludge just like other bile diseases, there may be severe stomach and back pains, as well as nausea, vomiting and jaundice.

Gallbladder Cancer

Gallbladder cancer can occur due to untreated bile diseases or due to polyps in the bile. A disease that is not commonly seen symptoms of gallbladder cancer, severe pain radiating to the back, pains in the stomach cavity, jaundice, darkening in the color of urine, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, itching can be counted as. Rarely is school a type of cancer. Gallbladder cancer can spread to the lymph nodes, liver and other organs. In this regard, it is a serious illness. Treatment should not be delayed.

Methods of Treating Gallbladder Diseases

In the first place, patients are asked to change their lifestyle. If there is diabetes or excess weight, steps should be taken towards them first. The patient can be made to lose weight. After that, quality and balanced nutrition is provided with nutrition and diet lists. If drug treatment is necessary, medication is started. If these methods are not effective, surgical method may be resorted to. Gallbladder diseases, which are a disease that does not affect the patient's daily life very much, can turn into a disease that needs urgent treatment in the following periods. Because as the disease progresses, it can cause worse consequences. Gallstones are usually removed by surgical method. Patients can be easily treated with an effective and reliable surgical procedure. Thanks to the operation performed by opening small incisions using the laparoscopic method, patients can recover in a short time. Inflammation of the gallbladder it is a disease that is treated with oral methods such as antibiotics and pain medications.

What is the gallbladder useful for?

The task of the gallbladder is to direct the bile produced in the liver to the small intestine.

What are the symptoms of gallstones?

Patients may experience sudden and severe pain radiating to the back, nausea, vomiting, excessive gas or digestive problems, stomach pain, diarrhea.

What is good for gallstones?

Nutrition style is important in the formation of gallstones. It is necessary to avoid excessive consumption of carbohydrates and fats. In addition, foods such as turmeric, dandelion, nettle, cinnamon, parsley, garlic can be good.

How many hours does gallbladder surgery take?

Gallbladder surgery is performed by laparoscopic procedure and is a procedure that lasts between 30 minutes and 1 hour on average Dec. In severe cases, it may take a little longer.

What causes gallstones?

Gallstones occur when substances such as bilirubin, calcium salts, which are formed in excessive amounts in the body, accumulate and form stones.

Who may have gallstones?

Excess weight can be seen in people with diabetes, as well as in people with a family history of gallstones. Although all this is not the case, there are also patients who experience the problem of gallstones.

How should nutrition be after gallbladder surgery?

Liquid nutrition is necessary on the first day after gallbladder surgery. In the following days, the transition to solid food can be made. It is necessary to stay away from excessively fatty and gas-producing foods for a month. Coffee consumption is not recommended. Acidic drinks and alcohol should not be consumed. Attention should be paid to the use of spices. In addition, it can be applied to the patient in special diets.

Do the pains after the gallbladder last long?

Nowadays, the pain of gallbladder surgeries performed laparoscopically does not last long. Patients are supported with painkillers in the days after surgery.

How to lower gallstones?

If the stones in the gallbladder are small, they can fall off on their own. But large stones are lowered by doctors by widening the mouth of the biliary tract.

What is a gallbladder polyp?

They are masses that are attached to the membrane layer consisting of epithelial cells covering the inner surface of the gallbladder. polyps larger than 5mm should be removed because they pose a risk of cancer.