Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A new review article examines five interventions for treating gallbladder disease, including recently developed ...

Rubayat Rahman, MD, of Columbia-based University of Missouri, and colleagues examined epidemiology, trend and survival rates for U.S. gallbladder cancer patients from 1973 to 2009. Researchers ...

Doctors typically use different methods based on symptoms and medical history to test for gallbladder issues. These include physical exams, blood tests, ultrasound, and other imaging tests. In ...

Post-cholecystectomy pain (abdominal pain after gallbladder removal) is a common clinical problem. More than 700,000 patients undergo cholecystectomy each year in the United States, and at least 10 ...

The Natural Orifice Surgery Consortium for Assessment and Research- (NOSCAR-), a joint effort of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) and the Society of American Gastrointestinal ...

Acute cholecystitis is inflammation of the gallbladder. The most common cause of acute cholecystitis is gallstones (calculous cholecystitis) blocking the duct that drains the gallbladder (cystic duct) ...

Background A 79-year-old white woman presented with upper abdominal pain. She had a history of rheumatoid arthritis since she was 19 years old, which was treated with prednisolone, leflunomide, ...

Phantom gallbladder pain is commonly due to post-cholecystectomy syndrome. It occurs when symptoms around the gallbladder mimic cholecystitis pain but stem from a different cause. Post-cholecystectomy ...

A specialized medical team at Jaber Al-Ahmad Hospital has successfully performed the first procedure of its kind in Kuwait to treat acute cholecystitis without open surgery. The intervention was led ...

Many people assume burning stomach pain or discomfort after meals is simply acidity, but in some cases, the gallbladder may be responsible. Early diagnosis and proper treatment can help prevent ...