Gallbladder Removal Surgery (Cholecystectomy)
Gallbladder Removal is a common and safe surgery to remove a small organ under your liver that can cause painful gallstones. It is usually performed through a few tiny keyhole cuts on the belly, allowing for quick healing and minimal scarring. Because your body can digest food normally without a gallbladder, removing it permanently stops painful stomach attacks, nausea, and indigestion without affecting your overall health.
Gallbladder Removal Surgery (Cholecystectomy)
Gallbladder Removal is a common and safe surgery to remove a small organ under your liver that can cause painful gallstones. It is usually performed through a few tiny keyhole cuts on the belly, allowing for quick healing and minimal scarring. Because your body can digest food normally without a gallbladder, removing it permanently stops painful stomach attacks, nausea, and indigestion without affecting your overall health.
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Symptoms and Signs of Gallbladder Disease
Gallbladder disease often begins silently — many people discover gallstones only on a routine ultrasound. When symptoms appear, they usually follow meals, especially fatty or heavy food, and may include sudden upper abdominal pain in the right upper abdomen or centre of the belly, sometimes spreading to the right shoulder or back.
The most characteristic symptom is biliary colic — intense pain lasting 30 minutes to several hours, often with nausea, vomiting, bloating, or feeling uncomfortably full after eating.
Acute cholecystitis presents with persistent pain, fever, and tenderness over the gallbladder (Murphy's sign). Jaundice, dark urine, or pale stools suggest a stone blocking the bile duct.
If you develop severe constant pain with high fever, yellowing of skin or eyes, or pain so intense you cannot find a comfortable position, seek emergency medical care immediately.
