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 ...

Dear Doctor K: My doctor says my stomach pains are caused by gallstones and I need surgery to remove them. Can you describe the surgery? Dear Reader: Gallstones can cause bacterial infections of the ...

The results of a small surgical trial demonstrate that elective transvaginal cholecystectomies are safe and suggest that the evolution of natural orifice surgery is constrained only by the development ...

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.

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The painful spasms of a gallbladder attack often begin suddenly (sometimes after eating a fatty meal) and may last several hours. The attack is caused by one or more gallstones getting stuck in the ...

Minilaparotomy cholecystectomy seems to be a safe alternative to laparoscopic cholecystectomy for symptomatic gallstones; however, consistent advantages over laparoscopic approaches have not been ...

Male or female, no one wants to think about the prospect of developing gallstones. But according to the American College of Gastroenterology, women between the ages of 20 and 60 are three time more ...

Gallstones are one of the most common causes for patients to attend the hospital in an emergency with abdominal pain. Gallstones form in the gallbladder and comprise cholesterol and bile pigments.