The gallbladder acts as a storage reservoir for bile, a fluid essential for breaking down dietary fats. Biliary colic often strikes after fatty meals when the organ contracts against a blockage. Pain ...

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 ...

Gallbladder surgery typically results in three or four small scars on your abdomen. These may disappear eventually, but you can take steps to help the healing process and minimize their appearance.

Abdominal pain associated with gallstones does not always subside after the gallbladder is removed (cholecystectomy). Even five years after surgery, one-third of patients still experience persisting ...

Doctors in India were flabbergasted after extracting 382 stones from the gallbladder of a woman who’d been complaining of back pain for months. The patient, named Yashoda Bai, from Harraiya village, ...

Dear N.W.: Gallstones are common (6% of men and 9% of women will get one over a lifetime) and are mostly composed of bile salts and cholesterol. The goal of treatment is to reduce symptoms and the ...

The data was shared by the faculty of Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) as it held an awareness session on women health to celebrate the International Women’s Day on M ...

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Revolutionizing Minimally Invasive Surgery for Gallbladder Cancer and Enhancing Recovery and Survival Rates: Dr. Vipulroy Rathore ...

In an exciting development for healthcare in Bihar, IGIMS has taken a historic step by performing its inaugural robotic surgeries. A 26-year-old woman and a 55-year-old individual benefited from ...