The gallbladder concentrates and stores bile as a pear-shaped sac which it can release to help digestion after a fatty meal.
Intestinal adhesions stuck to abdominal wall
Small bowel is shown adherent to the anterior abdominal wall. Scar tissue from a previous open umbilical hernia caused this condition. There is no reliable way to gauge how many adhesions typically exist. The extent of these adhesions can only be seen during an operation.
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