"You're walking starting today."That's what the nurse told me the day after my gallbladder removal surgery.I couldn't help ...

Rajveer, * a 52-year-old first-generation immigrant businessman who lives in New Mexico, recently had sudden, severe upper right abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and pain radiating to the right ...

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 ...

It is possible to live without the gallbladder, but it is definitely not easy, especially in the initial days. The organ does not often receive much importance until it becomes a cause of health ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...