Laparoscopic gallbladder removal is a minimally invasive surgery in which small incisions and specialized tools are used to remove a diseased or inflamed gallbladder. Normal digestion is possible ...

Without your gallbladder, bile flows freely into your small intestine, where it can’t break down food as effectively as it did in your gallbladder. While you can live without your gallbladder, you ...

Cholecystitis is an inflammation of the gallbladder. The gallbladder becomes distended, and severe complications, such as perforation of the gallbladder, tissue death, and infection, can arise.

Gallstones in your bile duct (choledocholithiasis) Gallbladder inflammation (cholecystitis) Large polyps in your gallbladder Inflammation in your pancreas, or pancreatitis, caused by gallstones‌ ...

If you had to rank your organs in order of importance, your poor gallbladder would be somewhere near the bottom, glaring up at your heart and lungs with jealousy. You don’t really need your ...

Pain in your upper right belly a couple of hours after a large or fatty meal is one of the first signs that you may have gallstones. To figure it out, your doctor may want you to have a test called a ...

Quick, point to your gallbladder. Half credit if you guessed that it's somewhere between your hips and your heart. Full credit if you know that this pear-shaped member of your digestive system sits in ...

Your gallbladder is a small organ that can cause big problems if you don’t take care of it. When working properly, this pouch—the size of a deflated balloon—stores bile produced by the liver. It ...

Robots trained by watching expert surgeons can now perform complex operations with little human help. This breakthrough is happening right now. For the first time, an autonomous surgical robot ...

Limited research suggests that moderate consumption of alcohol may lower the risk of gallstones in some people. However, other studies suggest that alcohol consumption may slow the gallbladder. The ...

After facing a long wait for GLP-1 medication, a U.K. man bought the drugs from an online pharmacy. Now he is warning other people about the "risks" of the drugs, saying, "I can't walk or move ...