Laparoscopic cholecystectomies (surgical removal of the gallbladder) has been recommended by experts for pediatric patients suffering from gallstones and other gallbladder diseases. "We are refining ...

The most common treatment for gallstones is removing your gallbladder. The gallbladder is not an essential organ, which means that you can live normally without one. It is a storage organ for bile.

Severe gallbladder dysfunction may present without stones: a case of EF 2% on HIDA in a patient with fatty-meal pain whose ...

Q. I recently had an ultrasound of my gallbladder revealing thickened walls with multiple stones. The only symptom I have is stomach pain on the rare occasion I eat greasy foods. My liver enzymes are ...

Gallstones can be problematic and painful if left untreated. One way to treat the problem is undergoing laparoscopy gallbladder removal. Here's everything you know about the treatment. The gallbladder ...

Cholecystectomy or surgery to remove the gallbladder is the usual treatment for symptomatic gallstones. Dr Sunny Agarwal explains the surgery here. Gallstones are hard, pebble-like pieces of material ...

Gallbladder surgery typically results in three or four small scars on your abdomen. These may disappear eventually, but you can take steps to help the healing process and minimize their appearance.

Rates of bile duct injury a year after gallbladder removal surgery were lower with laparoscopic procedures than robotic-assisted ones, a retrospective study of Medicare beneficiaries found.

Carcinoid is a neoplasm originating from neuroendocrine Kulchitsky cells. They are capable of accumulation and excretion of bioactive amines and peptides. Most often these are serotonin, gastrin and ...

The major reasons for doing a gallbladder surgery are gallstones and abnormal functioning of the gallbladder. The gallbladder is a small pear-shaped organ located just under the liver, in the right ...