Rising use of weight loss injections may be linked to more gallbladder surgeries. Experts urge caution, deeper research and ...

An AI-controlled robot has autonomously completed a gallbladder removal with "100 percent accuracy." The procedure, conducted by a team of Johns Hopkins University researchers, demonstrated the power ...

A robotic surgical system such as the one pictured here was trained by Johns Hopkins researchers to successfully perform lengthy gallbladder removal procedures without human help, according to a study ...

In 2024, I was working a job I hated and living in a nightmare house share. The combination of frustration and stress had ...

Emma McDonald ended up in hospital ...

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

DEAR DOCTOR K: I was recently diagnosed with gallstones, and my doctor recommended surgery. Is this the best option, or can I consider other treatments? DEAR READER: Gallstones are pebble-like ...

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 ...

Last year, there was a 15% annual increase in the operations and surgeons want more research.

PHOENIX -- Delaying gallbladder removal after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) for bile duct stones was linked to a more than 14-fold higher risk of biliary complications within 1 ...