What Is The Gallbladder? Your gall bladder is an organ that sits under your liver on the upper right part of your abdomen. It stores and concentrates bile from the liver. While the gallbladder contains bile, it does not actually make bile – that is done by the liver. Bile is necessary for the absorption … Read more
“Ouch!” she winced as I gently pressed her abdomen. “Do you think it’s appendicitis….or maybe something to do with my colon…?” Elise Ong looked anxiously at me, searching my face for clues. She spoke with a soft, calm measured voice, a bit like that Bond girl, Michelle Yeoh. A fitness instructor in her forties, she … Read more
From time to time I will share some of my more difficult cases so that you understand what happens during surgery. The case below involved a Chinese man in his 60s who suffered from gallstones and an inflamed gallbladder. Mr C, a 61 year old Chinese man came to see me with right upper abdominal … Read more