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 ...

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 ...

Medically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MD A high-fat diet, obesity, older age, and rapid weight loss can increase your risk of gallbladder disease.Gallstones are the most common cause of gallbladder ...

The gall bladder is a small pouch behind the liver, deep within the abdomen, making physical detection nearly impossible ...

Robots trained by watching expert surgeons can now perform complex operations with little human help. This breakthrough is happening right now. For the first time, an autonomous surgical robot ...

Gallbladder removal surgery, also called cholecystectomy, is one of the most common surgical procedures performed worldwide to treat gallstones, inflammation, or bile duct obstructions. While this ...

Not giving patients antibiotics after surgery to remove an inflamed and enlarged gallbladder did not lead to a greater incidence of infections, according to a study published in JAMA. About 20 percent ...

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 ...

You may have to take some precautions while caring for your postsurgical wound at home. This includes bathing guidelines. Gallbladder surgery is a procedure that removes your gallbladder. Doctors can ...

I frequently dismissed my painful, debilitating symptoms out of embarrassment (Picture: Hannah Van De Peer) ‘You have ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis mother has a ...