Gallbladder removal surgery, or cholecystectomy, is a standard procedure for gallstones. The removal of the gallbladder may lead to temporary weight loss, which people may manage through a healthful ...

How mucocele maturity shows up on ultrasound, when to recommend surgery, and which postoperative complications to watch for.

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

A new case series of 15 children shows that gallbladder abnormalities in Kawasaki disease are frequently underdiagnosed, ...

Most people never give a thought to the health of their gallbladder. The pear-shaped organ does have an important job, collecting and storing bile -- the fluid that helps the body digest fats. But ...

Gallstones, also known as cholelithiasis, are a very common gallbladder problem. The gallbladder is a sac that stores a substance called bile, which is produced by the liver. After meals, the ...

The mother-of-three from Houston, Texas, started taking the GLP-1 medication Mounjaro in September 2022 after being diagnosed ...

If you’re asked to point to your gallbladder, you can probably guess it’s somewhere between your hips and your heart. But you probably know little else about the pear-shaped member of your digestive ...