Surgery is not always necessary for gallstones but may be needed depending on symptom severity and/or the size of your ...

Laparoscopic gallbladder surgery is usually preferred because it causes less bleeding and has a shorter recovery time. Keep your incision site(s) clean and dry after surgery, take your pain medication ...

The painful spasms of a gallbladder attack often begin suddenly (sometimes after eating a fatty meal) and may last several hours. The attack is caused by one or more gallstones getting stuck in the ...

Original Medicare (parts A and B) covers gallbladder removal surgery (cholecystectomy) if a doctor or another healthcare professional deems it medically necessary. Medicare Part A covers open ...

Removal of gallbladder can cause trouble with fat digestion, constipation or even diarrhoea, but these are all temporary side ...

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.

Gallbladder removal surgery rarely leads to hormonal imbalance, but this is one potential risk. After gallbladder removal surgery (cholecystectomy), your body might feel a little off. You might be ...

Stabbing pain after gallbladder removal can signal a complication. Examples of these include bile leakage or bile duct injury, retained gallstones, or post-cholecystectomy syndrome. The gallbladder is ...

Gallbladder cancer is a rare and often aggressive malignancy that develops in the tissues of the gallbladder — a small, ...

These specialists perform operations for a wide variety of ailments and diseases, and also oversee preoperative and postoperative patient care. Marion C. Johnson, M.D.: breast cancer and surgery, ...

My dad had it done. He was back on his feet a day later. Just has 3 little scars on his stomach. Agreed. I had it done 11/12/2009 and bgirl had it done sometime after, iirc. After the fact, it is not ...