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Old 25th April 2007 | 13:56
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slim_slag
 
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From: He's on the limb to nowhere
There is a postcholecystectomy syndrome which affects a small but significnt number of patients. Possibly due to bile being dumped into the duodenum and kicking off a gastrocolic reflex. There you go, plenty of words to google, there will be a surgeon along soon to explain better

Remember when they would hack your belly open to get your gall bladder out. Muggin's job would always be to hold a friggin liver retractor for an hour or so. Nasty complications could occur. People having these keyhole procedures nowadays don't know how lucky they are.
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