Dr. Haritharan Thamutaram, Hepatobiliary Surgeon
Is the gallbladder really just a useless organ that might occasionally produce some offending stones? Hepatobiliary Surgeon, Dr Haritharan Thamutaram, gives us the insights into the commonly misunderstood gallstones.
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