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What To Know About Gallbladder Disease
Medically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MD A high-fat diet, obesity, and rapid weight loss can increase your risk of gallbladder disease.Gallstones—the result of an imbalance of bile and cholesterol—are ...
August 21, 2012 — In patients presenting with gallbladder polyps, surveillance appears to be cost-effective in preventing the development of rare but expensive-to-treat gallbladder cancers, according ...
Gallstones, common solid deposits in the gallbladder, often cause no symptoms but can lead to inflammation and, rarely, gallbladder cancer. Chronic in ...
Gallbladder cancer is rare. The American Cancer Society estimates that 12,130 new cases (including cancer of nearby large bile ducts) will be diagnosed in the United States in 2022. (1) In comparison, ...
Gallbladder cancer is rare. We don't know what causes most gallbladder cancers but there are some known risk factors. Anything that can increase your risk of getting a disease is called a risk factor.
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