When gallbladder problems strike, surgery is often presented as the fastest and safest solution. However, licensed acupuncturist Deborah Graefer said she believes that for many patients, gallbladder ...

Surgeons at the University of California, San Diego Medical Center have performed the first clinical trial surgery in the Southwest to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of performing abdominal ...

This is a record regarding my wife's gallbladder removal.Hoping it might serve as a reference for someone, or be useful to ...

Gallbladder cancer (GBC) is a rare form of cancer with no signs or symptoms in the early stages. In the U.S., approximately 2,000 people die annually from this condition, with only 20% diagnosed at an ...

Patients with gallstone disease blocking the bile duct (choledochlithiasis) who do not have gall bladder removal in the same hospital admission as endoscopic retrograde pancreatography (ERCP) have as ...

Gallstones affect nearly 25 million Americans, yet the early signals are easy to miss.

Many people think of the gallbladder as a "secondary" organ in the body. In fact, it plays an important role in the digestive process: it stores ...