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 ...

Rates of bile duct injury a year after gallbladder removal surgery were lower with laparoscopic procedures than robotic-assisted ones, a retrospective study of Medicare beneficiaries found.

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 ...

A husband and father’s “untimely death” has been blamed on complications following a gallbladder removal operation at a Tasmanian hospital. But it was after he underwent keyhole surgery in 2012 to ...

Fewer patients undergoing gallbladder surgery at one major public teaching hospital sustained injuries to their bile ducts or other complications after resident physicians' work hours were limited to ...

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 ...

Gallbladder surgery is usually a very safe operation, but a powerful congressman’s death is a reminder of the known risks. Well over half a million people have their gallbladders removed annually, ...

Need a hip replacement? How about a gall bladder removal or prostate resection? Health care consumers shopping for a doctor to perform these procedures have a new tool to help them — the “Surgeon ...