How to Use gallbladder in a Sentence

gallbladder

noun

• People at potential risk include patients with kidney or gallbladder problems, as well as those taking blood-thinning drugs or medications that can be blocked by pomegranate or grapefruit juice.
  — Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
• The one in his gallbladder was the last to come out, one that came with risk.
  — Rachel Axon, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2018
• Once your gallbladder is gone, your body no longer has a place to store bile.
  — Korin Miller, SELF, 30 May 2018
• Gallstones can block the ducts in the gallbladder and can cause severe pain.
  — Jen Christensen, CNN, 11 May 2018
• Both his spleen and gallbladder were removed, as well as part of his colon.
  — Kathleen McKenna, BostonGlobe.com, 28 May 2018
• Among the dead was a 70-year-old woman who had gallbladder surgery at the clinic, Ruiz said.
  — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 3 Sep. 2022
• Some of that bile goes directly to your intestines, and the rest is stored in your gallbladder.
  — Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 12 Jan. 2024
• She was scheduled for gallbladder surgery and had been put on a low-fat diet to prep.
  — Ragen Chastain, Glamour, 28 Aug. 2019
• But right after the New Year, Rob had to get his gallbladder taken out.
  — Leslie Barrie, Woman's Day, 29 Sep. 2016
• The hospital gave him strong painkillers and urged him to come back again—and soon—to have his gallbladder removed.
  — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 17 Mar. 2020
• In any case, he was told, his gallbladder would be removed.
  — Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 16 May 2023
• Over the summer, news broke that one teen had to have gallbladder surgery that may have been prompted by too many spicy snacks.
  — Dan Barna, Teen Vogue, 25 Sep. 2018
• Biliary atresia is a blockage of the ducts that carry bile from the liver to the gallbladder.
  — Deanese Williams-Harris, chicagotribune.com, 15 Apr. 2022
• The liver produces bile, which is stored in the gallbladder, just beneath the liver.
  — Maxine Lipner, Health, 25 Sep. 2023
• At first, doctors thought the pain might be from heartburn or her gallbladder.
  — Becky Jacobs, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 May 2022
• Gallstones can block the the tiny tubes that carry the digestive juices that are made by the gallbladder to the small intestine.
  — Brenda Goodman, CNN, 25 Oct. 2022
• Biliary atresia is a blockage of the ducts that carry bile from the liver to the gallbladder and happens when the bile ducts.
  — Deanese Williams-Harris, chicagotribune.com, 16 Oct. 2020
• If the pain flared again, Dr. Robinson would insert a tube through his skin to drain the gallbladder, a much safer procedure.
  — Paula Span, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2017
• The gallbladder breaks down fat into fatty acids that the body absorbs.
  — Amanda MacMillan, Health, 1 Mar. 2023
• So, doctors put a drain in his gallbladder to keep him alive and comfortable.
  — Maggie Menderski, courier-journal.com, 24 Nov. 2020
• Her gallbladder was removed and a tear to her stomach was closed with four staples.
  — Rosemary Sobol, chicagotribune.com, 10 Oct. 2020
• Doctors removed his gallbladder and part of his colon and intestines in the initial surgery.
  — Field Level Media, The Mercury News, 11 July 2019
• Six shots struck Hatch, two were fatal – one in his chest and the other that pierced his liver, gallbladder and left kidney.
  — oregonlive, 15 Aug. 2020
• The grasper successfully latched on to the gallbladder’s neck, and the rest of the operation went smoothly.
  — D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2019
• You’re supposed to get blood work every three months to make sure that your kidneys and pancreas and gallbladder haven’t failed you.
  — David Remnick, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2023
• Wild bears are hunted for their gallbladders, as well as other parts.
  — Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 10 Nov. 2017
• Around the same time, Mejia was faced with having her gallbladder removed, shifting her focus from her breast to that surgery.
  — Sonia Ramirez, Houston Chronicle, 21 Oct. 2020
• The herb has been used for centuries to treat liver and gallbladder disorders.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2022
• His son Charles said the cause was complications of gallbladder surgery.
  — Penelope Green, BostonGlobe.com, 5 July 2020
• Seized with gallbladder pain, Gobara spent days sorting out what had happened to her postpartum Medicaid coverage.
  — Sarah Varney, NPR, 13 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Dec 2024