Gallstones are broadly classified into 2 major types: cholesterol stones and pigment stones, with the former type being the most common. 5 They can develop either in the gallbladder or in the bile ...

Never mind the London Marathon, a team at Addenbrooke’s Hospital has completed a cholecystectomy marathon - removing a record number of gall bladders in one day using surgical robots.

Irish hospitals are behind other countries in carrying out day surgeries, which do not require an overnight stay and are efficient in freeing up much-needed bed space, according to a new study. The ...

Four patients with gallbladder gangrene underwent open cholecystectomy and 23 patients underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy, of which 15 (65%) were completed laparoscopically and 8 (35% ...

and use of reusable instruments used in laparoscopic surgical procedures. Laparoscopy, also known as minimally invasive surgery or keyhole surgery, involves the use of small incisions and specialized ...

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 ...