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Can We Build a Bionic Gallbladder?

27 min · 8. juni 2026
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Twenty percent of gallbladder removal patients develop chronic post-cholecystectomy syndrome — diarrhea, bile reflux, and nutrient malabsorption. The obvious question: has anyone built a replacement? This episode traces the history of failed attempts, from 1970s external bile bags to a DARPA-funded shape-memory polymer pouch at MIT and a bioartificial gallbladder grown from pig scaffolds at Wake Forest. We break down why the gallbladder is harder to replace than it looks, and what the closest working prototypes actually do.

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