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.

In a retrospective analysis utilizing National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) records, about 3.7% of patients who underwent laparoscopy for gallbladder surgery experienced complications ...

Cholelithiasis can lead to serious complications. It is therefore important to schedule surgery at the appropriate time, emphasizes Dr. Alexandros Giakoustidis, General Surgeon specializing in liver, ...

The gallbladder plays a quiet but critical role in digestion, and when this organ malfunctions, it sends specific distress signals that require attention.

Single‑incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy aims to remove the gallbladder through a single incision, which is usually made near the umbilicus. The claimed benefits of this procedure over standard ...

This can result in further procedures being needed to repair the injured bile duct and stop the leakage. The purpose of the study was to challenge the claim by surgeons that differences in bile duct ...

People might attribute midnight bouts of chest pain or waves of nausea to food poisoning, stress or a stubborn case of indigestion, but Rutgers Health researchers suggest that knowing your family's ...

Original Medicare (parts A and B) covers gallbladder removal surgery (cholecystectomy) if a doctor or another healthcare professional deems it medically necessary. Medicare Part A covers open ...