The gallbladder plays a quiet but critical role in digestion, and when this organ malfunctions, it sends specific distress signals that require attention.

The gallbladder acts as a storage sac for bile, a digestive fluid made by the liver. When a person eats, especially fatty ...

Cholelithiasis can lead to serious complications. It is therefore important to schedule surgery at the appropriate time, emphasizes Dr. Alexandros Giakoustidis, General Surgeon specializing in liver, ...

Dr. Shaun P. McKenzie sat down for a two-part interview with CURE to discuss gallbladder cancer awareness during Gallbladder ...

Dear N.W.: Gallstones are common (6% of men and 9% of women will get one over a lifetime) and are mostly composed of bile salts and cholesterol. The goal of treatment is to reduce symptoms and the ...

PHOENIX -- Delaying gallbladder removal after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) for bile duct stones was linked to a more than 14-fold higher risk of biliary complications within 1 ...

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