RESULTS: 761 patients underwent the operation. 178 patients (23%) had cholecystectomy before the surgery. 154 (20%) had gallstones documented by ultrasound and had cholecystectomy at the time of ...

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the procedure of choice for IAP induced by occult gallstone disease, because it is nearly always curative and has a good safety profile. [7] The advantage of this ...

Dr. Sandeep Aggarwal explained which kind of shoulder pain is a sign of gallstone, and the additional signs that we should be ...

Dr. Bradshaw elaborates on these procedures, saying “One of the more exciting things that has come out in gallbladder surgery in recent years is the use of a green dye that can be injected via ...

Cholangiopancreatography retrograde endoscopy (ERCP) is a medical procedure performed with the purpose of diagnosing and treating diseases of the biliary tract, similar to cholecystectomy. ERCP is an ...

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy was successfully performed on the child ... Two patients experienced prolonged disease duration, with the time from onset to surgery exceeding one week. The overall ...

Irish hospitals are behind other countries in carrying out day surgeries, which do not require an overnight stay and are ...

Biliary colic is abdominal pain that develops due to a blockage in the bile ducts, which carry bile (digestive fluid) from the liver to the gallbladder and into the small intestine. When ...

During a laparoscopic cholecystectomy, they instead remove the gallbladder via small incisions in the abdomen. Although gallbladder surgery typically has good outcomes, some complications are ...

ISRG's fourth-quarter results reflect a healthy demand for procedures. Higher pricing boosts procedure sales. An improvement ...

Gallbladder removal, also known as cholecystectomy, is one of the most common procedures, as per the National Institutes of Health. But what happens after the surgery? One of the most common ...