A non-surgical procedure that uses shock waves to break up gallbladder stones has shown early promise bringing relief for some of the estimated 25 million Americans who have gallstones. The procedure, ...

In medical terms, gallbladder removal is called cholecystectomy. It requires a surgical procedure that has become increasingly common. It raises important questions regarding its safety and the ...

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 ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband’s doctor is telling him to have his gallbladder removed because sometimes he has pain in his right side. They did all kind of tests, but he has pain when he drives long ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My husband's doctor is telling him to have his gallbladder removed because sometimes he has pain in his right side. They did all kind of tests, but he has pain when he drives long ...

Earlier this month, as many as 345 gallstones were removed from a 51-year-old woman's body via a laparoscopic cholecystectomy conducted by surgeons at Bengaluru's Aster RV Hospital. According to Mayo ...

Differentiating between the laparoscopy and open surgery, Dr Pamina said that only small cuts are needed in laparoscopy as the surgeon performs the operation through a camera and not through the naked ...