For patients with gallstones blocking the bile duct, delays in gall bladder removal are linked to substantially higher complications.

Dear Dr. Gott: I had a cholecystectomy with a repair of the mistakenly resected common bile duct in 1996. Since then, I have experienced a heavy sensation in the area of the operation scar after ...

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 ...

Americans’ bad diets are leading many people to have their gallbladders removed because of gallstones. The stones, which can vary in size, are not usually problematic if they are asymptomatic. People ...

When your gallbladder is blocked and you’re unable to release bile, your gallbladder is at risk of getting infected or swollen. This causes cholecystitis and oftentimes calls for a cholecystostomy if ...

Gallbladder removal is one of the most common operations performed in older adults. Yet, research from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston shows many patients who would benefit most ...

The gallbladder is an organ beneath the liver that stores bile, which is secreted by the liver and then released into the intestine. Produced by the liver to digest fat, bile helps the body absorb fat ...

DEAR DR. GOTT: I had a cholecystectomy with a repair of the mistakenly resected common bile duct in 1996. Since then, I have experienced a heavy sensation in the area of the operation scar after ...