i wonder if the liver doesn't cause the gallbladder to go bad, and thus the removal. my wife had hers removed, and i just got some gold coin grass for her to take. this will help to break up stones over time, and will help with the draining of the liver into the intestines, since the gallbladder is bypassed. i also think that if the liver could be removed, more people would have it done for the same reason as the gallbladder, because it is clogged/diseased.