WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Arthroscopic acromioplasty is a procedure used to smooth out a part of your scapula (shoulder blade) called the acromion. Healthcare providers will insert a scope to see inside your shoulder. A scope is a small, bendable tube with a camera on the end.
What is gallbladder sludge? The proper term for gallbladder sludge is biliary sludge. It is a gelatinous bile that may be a precursor to cholesterol stones. However, in most cases, biliary sludge does not develop into a stone and dissolves within the gallbladder or may be passed out of the gallbladder.
Picture of the gallbladder. The gallbladder is a small pouch that sits just under the liver. The gallbladder stores bile produced by the liver. After meals, the gallbladder is empty and flat, like a deflated balloon.Before a meal, the gallbladder may be full of bile and about the size of a small pear.owever, if one of the bile ducts Â­â the tubes that transport bile from the liver to the gallbladder and also from the gallbladder to the digestive tract â gets blocked with sludge or gallstones or is infected or inflamed, the person can experience pain. The conditions that are associated with gallbladder pain are: