gallbladder (redirected from Galbladder)

gallbladder /gall·blad·der/ (gawl´blad-er) the reservoir for bile on the posteroinferior surface of the liver.

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gall·blad·der or gall bladder (gôlbldr)

n.

A small, pear-shaped muscular sac, located under the right lobe of the liver, in which bile secreted by the liver is stored until needed by the body for digestion. Also called cholecyst, cholecystis.

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Gallbladder

A small, pear-shaped organ in the upper right hand corner of the abdomen. It is connected by a series of ducts (tube-like channels) to the liver, pancreas, and duodenum (first part of the small intestine). The gallbladder receives bile from the liver, and concentrates and stores it. After a meal, bile is squeezed out of the gallbladder into the intestine, where it aids in digestion of food.

Mentioned in: Cholecystectomy, Wilson Disease

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gallbladder (GB)

[gôl′blad′ər]

Etymology: ME, gal + AS, blaedre

a pear-shaped excretory sac lodged in a fossa on the visceral surface of the right lobe of the liver. It stores and concentrates bile, which it receives from the liver via the hepatic duct. In an adult it holds about 32 mL of bile. During digestion of fats the gallbladder contracts, ejecting bile through the common bile duct into the duodenum. The gallbladder is divided into a fundus, body, and neck and is covered by the peritoneum. Obstruction of the biliary system by gallstones may lead to jaundice and pain and may require surgical or other intervention. See also lithotripsy.

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gallbladder

the pear-shaped reservoir for bile attached to the visceral surface or between the lobes of the liver in all domestic animal species except the horse. It serves as a storage place for bile. The gallbladder may be subject to such disorders as inflammation and the formation of gallstone.

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gallbladder cystic mucosal hyperplasia

hyperplasia of the mucus-secreting glands in the gallbladder and larger bile ducts.

gallbladder edema

a gross lesion in many cases of infectious canine hepatitis.

gallbladder inflammation

cholecystitis.

gallbladder meridian points

acupuncture points on the gallbladder meridian.

gallbladder paralysis

a specific abnormality in lantadene poisoning. The gallbladder is grossly distended and full of viscid, pale bile.

porcelain gallbladder

intramural mineralization of the gallbladder.

gallbladder radiography

see cholecystography.

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Patient discussion about Galbladder.

Q. What is a cholecystectomy and how is it done? My Doctor diagnosed me with gallstones and said I have to have a cholecystectomy surgery. What is this and how is it done?

A. Cholecystectomy is a surgery in which the gallbladder is removed. Don't be alarmed since you can live without your gallbladder. When the gallbladder is gone, bile flows directly from the liver into the small intestine.
You will probably have a laparoscopic cholecystectomy, which means a surgeon will make a small slit in your abdomen, then insert a tubelike instrument which has a camera and surgical instruments attached. This is used to take out the gallbladder with the stones inside it.
This procedure causes less pain than open surgery, is less likely to cause complications, and has a faster recovery time. This surgery is performed in an operating room and you will be under general anesthesia. It usually takes 20 minutes to one hour.

Q. what do i do with my gallbladder i'm not living a norimal life. i'm in pain every day. i cant eat the foods that i like because they make me hurt to bad. who says it will keep working at 6% what if it quits working completely them what do i do?

A. I had my gallbladder removed in '99. I felt 100% better afterwards. Mine did totaly stop fuctioning so the surgery had to be done that morning! I am doing great from the affects my gallbladder that wasn't fuctioning correctly had given me.

Q. how people deal with after gallbladder removal

A. Usually a gallbladder removal procedure is very easy to undergo, it does not have many complications and it is not supposed to affect your health afterwards. A surgery that is done laparoscopically usually has less hospitalization days and the recovery is easy.