Gall Bladder Stones Treatment
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Dr. Anshu GuptaPosted
Tue 02 Jun 2009 4:40pm
The gall-bladder is a pear-shaped organ, 10 cm. long and three to five cm. wide, attached to the under-surface .of the liver on the right side. The main function of the gall-bladder is to store the bile secreted by the liver. Bile is an excretion composed mainly of bile salts and acids, colour pigments and cholesterol. Bile assists in the ...
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Medical Glossary
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Dr. Anshu GuptaPosted
Tue 02 Jun 2009 4:40pm
Below is a compiled list of medical terms relate to diseases of the pancreas, procedures, and other essential definitions.
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Adenocarcinoma
A cancer that develops in the lining or inner surface of an organ. More than 95 percent of prostate cancers are adenocarcinoma.
Adjuvant Therapy
Treatment that is giv ...
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LIVER DISEASE IN DOGS AND CATS
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Helpful BuckeyePosted
Sun 05 Aug 2012 12:00am
Helpful Buckeye has received several e-mails asking about liver disease in dogs and cats. These pet owners report having been told by their veterinarian that their pet might have some type of liver disorder. Apparently being of an inquisitive nature, some of these pet owners wanted to know a bit more about the liver and its disease ...
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Diagnosis/Symptoms
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Dr. Anshu GuptaPosted
Tue 02 Jun 2009 4:41pm
Abdominal Pain, Long-Term
Ongoing or recurrent abdominal pain, also called chronic pain, may be difficult to diagnose, causing frustration for both you and your doctor. Do your symptoms fit one of the diagnoses described in this chart?
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Abdominal Pain, Short-Term
Just about everyone has had a "stomachac ...
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What Are Gallstones?
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Dr. Anshu GuptaPosted
Tue 02 Jun 2009 4:40pm1 Comment
The gallbladder is a small pear-shaped organ located beneath the liver on the right side of the abdomen. The gallbladder's primary functions are to store and concentrate bile and secrete bile into the small intestine at the proper time to help digest food.
The gallbladder is connected to the liver and the small intestine by a se ...
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LIVER CARE FOUNDATION , NEW DELHI
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nitinsyalPosted
Thu 27 Aug 2009 11:34pm
About the Liver
The Liver is an organ on the right side of the body weighing about 1.5Kg. It is distinctly the largest and a key organ of a human body, characterized by its muddy red colour. It is strategically the first port of entry from the process of digestion before nutrients leave for the rest of the body. It is the only organ in the hum ...
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Jaundice
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Dr. Anshu GuptaPosted
Tue 02 Jun 2009 4:39pm
Jaundice is the most common of all liver disorders. It is a condition in which yellow discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes occurs due to an increase in the bile pigments, bilirubin, in the blood.
The bile, produced by the liver, is a ...
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Yellow Eyes and Sickle Cell
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Tosin OlaPosted
Mon 29 Nov 2010 7:27am
Written by Sickle Cell Warrior on 29 November 2010
Go the mirror. Look at your eyes. Your sclera (the white part around your pupil) might be white, or it might be varied shades of yellow. This is as a result of Jaundice, and many sickle cell patients have yellow eyes.
Jaundice, also refe ...
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Jaundice
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Tosin OlaPosted
Fri 12 Sep 2008 9:27am
I was looking at some pictures I took last week and man, I look so jaundiced. Ick! For those of you that don't know, jaundice is a condition caused from the increased production of bile pigments in the blood. It usually affects people with all kinds of liver diseases but it affects Sickle Cell Warriors as well.
To most of us, the gall bladde ...
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Gallstones – how are they treated?
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Dave WPosted
Thu 25 Oct 2012 10:12am
In this article, Mr Satya Bhattacharya, Consultant General and Hepatobiliary Surgeon, explains more about gallstonesLumps of solid matter found in the gallbladder., the symptoms they can cause, how they are managed, and the surgical techniques used to remove the gallbladderSmall pea ...
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