Introduction The gallbladder is a small organ that stores bile from the liver and aids in fat digestion. Patients often ...

In the past, common procedures such as gallbladder removal could mean a night or more in the hospital, and weeks of painful ...

IMAGE] As you age, chances are you'll likely need to have an outpatient surgery or procedure to address a health problem or to screen for a disease or condition. These types of same-day ...

It follows a record-breaking December during which Addenbrooke’s carried out 2,142 elective operations, despite winter ...

Ten gallbladder surgeries were carried out at Hospital on Sunday with the help of high-tech robots in an effort to cut ...

Intuitive Surgical will face competition this year from Medtronic and smaller companies like CMR Surgical and Moon Surgical ...

Bariatric surgery is a popular and effective ... form from bile cholesterol and bilirubin in the gallbladder. Cholecystectomy: A surgical procedure to remove the gallbladder.

There are generally two options when treating gallstones—a "watch and wait" approach or surgery. A swollen area in body tissue that is filled with pus. When the gallbladder becomes inflamed ...

A review into arrangements put in place to support the suspension of emergency general surgery at the South West Acute ...

Memorial Satilla Health recently announced that general surgeons, Dr. Sigismund Lee and Dr. David Wykstra, have reached an ...