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.

CHICAGO – There is a wide variation in the use of laparoscopic surgery for gall bladder removal in Hong Kong hospitals, and use of this procedure is more likely at certain hospitals and among younger ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new surgical technique that involves "mini" incisions may not offer many advantages over the already minimally invasive standard, suggests a new review of studies ...

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 ...

Laparoscopic management of gallbladder disease offers a less invasive alternative to open surgery. Surgical outcomes continue to improve as new techniques and tools become available for performing ...

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 ...

Recovery from gallbladder surgery is usually quick and has few complications. You can live without a gallbladder while making some changes to your diet or lifestyle. Gallbladder removal surgery ...

TUPELO – Dr. Will Cauthen doesn't have to crunch numbers in his head when speaking of the gallbladder surgeries he's performed. He does between 200 to 250 a year. Gallstones are the culprit in causing ...