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Protect Your Gall Bladder Naturally by Dr Gowthaman Facebook

Posted Fri 07 May 2010 5:59am The gallbladder is a hollow organ that lies beneath the liver. In adults, the gallbladder measures approximately 8 cm in length and 4 cm in diameter when fully distended. It is divided into three sections - fundus, body, and neck. The neck tapers and connects to the biliary tree via the cystic duct, which then joins the common hepatic duct to bec ... Read on »

LIVER CARE FOUNDATION , NEW DELHI by nitinsyal Patient Expert

Posted 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 ... Read on »

About Gall Stone by steven Posted Sun 24 May 2009 3:58am

1 Comment The gall bladder is that part of the digestive system which stores and secretes the bile salts that are used in the process of breaking down food into its adsorptive components. A lack of these salts leads to malabsorption maladies. The gall bladder is located on the right side of the body and is connected to the biliary tract system by the cysti ... Read on »

What Are Gallstones? by Dr. Anshu Gupta Patient Expert

Posted Tue 02 Jun 2009 4:40pm

1 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 ... Read on »

Medical Glossary by Dr. Anshu Gupta Patient Expert

Posted 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. A 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 ... Read on »

Design flaw in the duodenum? by Brad W. Medical Student

Posted Tue 28 Oct 2008 9:46pm I love it when the word of the day from Wordsmith.org is related to anatomy. Here is today's: duodenum (doo-uh-DEE-nuhm, doo-OD-n-uhm, dyoo-) noun The first portion of the small intestine (so called because its length is approximately twelve-finger breadth). [From Medieval Latin, short for intestinum duodenum digitorum (intestin ... Read on »

Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis by Dr. Anshu Gupta Patient Expert

Posted Tue 02 Jun 2009 4:40pm In primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), the bile ducts inside and outside the liver become inflamed and scarred. As the scarring increases, the ducts become blocked. The ducts are important because they carry bile out of the liver. Bile is a liquid that helps break down fat in food. If the ducts are blocked, bile builds up in the liver and ... Read on »

Minimal Reporting Guidelines for the Treatment of Cancer Patients by Dr.Prashant Jani Patient Expert

Posted Fri 04 Sep 0011 12:00am Minimal Reporting Guidelines for the Treatment of Cancer Patients As laboratory physicians, our contribution to patient care is knowledge: this is the starting point from which all informed therapeutic intervention proceeds. How that knowledge is obtained and communicated is the art and science of our profession ... Read on »

Minimal Reporting Guidelines for the Treatment of Cancer Patients by Dr.Prashant Jani Patient Expert

Posted Mon 05 Sep 2011 1:55am Minimal Reporting Guidelines for the Treatment of Cancer Patients As laboratory physicians, our contribution to patient care is knowledge: this is the starting point from which all informed therapeutic intervention proceeds. How that knowledge is obtained and communicated is the art and science of our profession. ... Read on »

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