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Why Do They Remove Gallbladders?

  • March 23, 2004

The New York Times regional newspaper interviewed me last week about gallbladders and I thought it would be useful to review this common problem. I have seen many hundreds of patients who have had their gallbladders removed and I don't recall anyone ever telling me that their surgeon advised them to do something to compensate for removing this important organ. Just about every one of them was told that they didn't need their gallbladder and that it was perfectly fine. This is reprehensible...