Gall bladder diseases are diseases that affect the gall bladder. Symptoms can include pain, nausea and jaundice. Gallstones and inflammation of the gall bladder are two types of gall bladder disease.

Most people with gallbladder polyps do not experience symptoms. Doctors usually discover the polyps incidentally on ultrasound or CT scans. Although some gallbladder polyps can develop into cancer ...

This study investigates the predictive factors for the necessity of step-up procedures following endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainage (EUS-FCD) of peripancreatic fluid collections (PFCs). Prior ...

Methods: A total of 2,415 subjects (1,261 women; 1,154 men) underwent ultrasound examination of the gallbladder, in November 1996 as part of a prospective study. Subjects in whom GP were detected ...

Gangrenous cholecystitis is considered a medical emergency, requiring surgical removal of the gallbladder. An imaging test that allows for the visualization of bile movement through the bile duct ...

Magnetic resonance-guided transurethral ultrasound ablation (MR-TULSA) is a new focal therapy for treating localised prostate cancer that is associated with fewer adverse effects (AEs) compared with ...

Six techniques for pseudocyst drainage are available when elective open surgery is chosen for uncomplicated pseudocysts. They include: (1) external drainage, (2) cystogastrostomy, (3 ...

Background: Cholecystectomy (CCY) is the only definitive therapy for acute cholecystitis. We conducted this study to evaluate which patients may not benefit from further CCY after percutaneous ...

Purpose: To explore the value of ultrasound radiomics in the preoperative identification of true and pseudo gallbladder polyps and to evaluate the associated diagnostic ... WW and QZ designed the ...