The gallbladder concentrates and stores bile as a pear-shaped sac which it can release to help digestion after a fatty meal.
Fluoroscopy room at St. Luke's during a swallow study
Fluoroscopy is a radiological technique that allows a radiologist to obtain a series of images to understand the flow of material through a body structure. In this image, on of the radiologists at St. Luke's hospital is performing a swallow-study using fluoroscopy after a laparoscopic sleeve procedure.
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Healing and Recovery
After undergoing any surgical intervention, the body needs time to heal and recover. In the process of performing surgery, organs and tissues are inevitably damaged. The goal of surgery is to cause the least amount…