Gallbladder Disease – Treatment and Surgical Options with daVinci® Single-Site

Gallbladder The gallbladder is located below your liver in the right upper abdomen. The liver produces the bile, a fluid that helps digest fat. The gallbladder then stores the bile, and releases it to the intestine when needed to help with digestion. Sometimes the gallbladder may need to be removed for various reasons, but rest assured that we can actually live without the gallbladder because the bile can reach our intestine in other ways. Where is it? Located under your liver in the right upper abdomen The bile duct connects it to the