They do need to be treated, however, to avoid build up and surgery down the road. They can be treated by: (5) Some ...

The liver produces bile and stores it in the ... the gallbladder via small incisions in the abdomen. Although gallbladder surgery typically has good outcomes, some complications are possible ...

It began with an intermittent pain under my right rib.  It was 2021 and I was 48, too busy living life to take this unusual ...

Albay is home to the first Endoscopy Unit with Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) in Bicol Region, Southern Luzon and Visayas. EUS ...

This relationship has led researchers to explore how weight-loss interventions, particularly bariatric surgery, might protect and improve liver function. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease affects ...

Patients who were obese had a 72% lower risk of major complications from liver disease They also had an 80% lower risk of their liver disease reaching end-stage THURSDAY, Jan. 30, 2025 (HealthDay News ...

Gallstones are solid, pebble-like masses that form in the gallbladder or the biliary tract (the ducts leading from the liver to the small intestine). They form when the bile hardens and are caused by ...

An Upstate mother's fight for survival, a father's ultimate sacrifice, and a family clinging to faith in the face of the ...

Hepatobiliary Surgeon Mr Siong-Seng Liau, (right) Chair of CUH Robotic Surgery Steering Group (RUG) at Addenbrooke’s, said ...

It was Valentine's Day when my world turned upside down. I was on a half-term break in Suffolk with my children. We were pottering around with my parents when my phone rang.

Jan. 27, 2025 — A study shows that patients with obesity and fatty liver-related cirrhosis who had bariatric (weight-loss) surgery significantly lowered their future risk of developing serious ...