Gallbladder cancer (GBC) is a rare form of cancer with no signs or symptoms in the early stages. In the U.S., approximately 2,000 people die annually from this condition, with only 20% diagnosed at an ...

Single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy (SILC) has emerged over the past decade as an evolution of standard multi-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy, seeking to reduce visible scarring and ...

As robotic cholecystectomy, also known as gallbladder removal, becomes increasingly common, researchers have identified higher rates of bile duct injury in robotic cholecystectomy compared to the ...

A sudden wave of severe abdominal pain late at night or right after a heavy meal is often the very first warning sign of a ...

A new chapter in minimally invasive surgery is taking shape in East Africa after Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi (AKUH,N), successfully performed the region’s first robotic-assisted gallbladder ...

ST. PAUL, Minn., July 9 (UPI) --Efforts to train robots to perform certain kinds of surgical procedures without human help have reached a "critical milestone" with successful gallbladder removal ...

More hospitals have adopted minimally invasive surgery procedures, handing patients wider service options.These techniques offer patients a less painful alternative to traditional surgeries, with ...

Recovery from gallbladder surgery is usually quick and has few complications. You can live without a gallbladder while making some changes to your diet or lifestyle. Gallbladder removal surgery ...

Pain relief with high-frequency, high-intensity transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) is comparable with intravenous opioids in managing postsurgical pain in patients who undergo ...

Doctors at Ahmedabad Civil Hospital have successfully performed a complex laparoscopic surgery on a 31-year-old woman, extracting 400 gallstones after she presented with severe abdominal pain and ...