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.

Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD Key Takeaways Most people do not experience any long-term effects of gallbladder ...

Medically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MD Biliary colic is a medical condition that's also known as a "gallbladder attack."You can take medications to help relieve pain and inflammation that occur with ...

Abdominal pain associated with gallstones does not always subside after the gallbladder is removed (cholecystectomy). Even five years after surgery, one-third of patients still experience persisting ...

Santiago Horgan, MD, chief of minimally invasive surgery at UC San Diego Health System, was the first surgeon in the U.S. to remove a gallbladder through a patient’s belly button, according to a UCSD ...

Lurking half-hidden behind the lower edge of the liver, the pear-shaped gall bladder serves as a storehouse for an essential substance—the thick, greenish bile (or gall) that the liver manufactures to ...

The gallbladder acts as a storage reservoir for bile, a fluid essential for breaking down dietary fats. Biliary colic often strikes after fatty meals when the organ contracts against a blockage. Pain ...

MISSOULA, Mont. - Gall bladder patients at Missoula's Community Medical Center now have minimally invasive surgery option and it's on the cutting edge. It's called the Da Vinci Surgical System, and ...