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Learning About The Gallbladder

The gallbladder is an organ part of the biliary tree or part of the digestion process and concentrates the bile explains Dr. Todd Mangione, General Surgeon with Homestead Hospital. When the gallbladder is in pain, It's necessary to remove it, says the doctor while showing a 3D digital imaging. He also says if the gallbladder keeps contracting and keeps concentrating, patients can get gallstones.

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