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 ...

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage (EUS-GBD) should be considered for patients with acute cholecystitis who are unable to undergo surgery, according to a recent clinical practice update ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A new review article examines five interventions for treating gallbladder disease, including recently developed ...

Management strategies for ischaemic cholecystitis. PTGD, percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage. Ischaemic cholecystitis is a form of gallbladder inflammation that occurs without gallstones or ...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- More than 25 million Americans have gallstones, and each year about 1 million new cases are diagnosed. Each year about 1.8 million people develop abdominal pain as a result of ...

Advances in gallbladder surgery are improving outcomes in high-risk patients, informs Dr. Anushtup De, senior consultant & head - general & minimally invasive surgery, Sarvodaya Hospital, Faridabad.

A bile duct drain, also called biliary drainage, can help treat blocked bile ducts so that bile may flow as it should, helping your liver digest fats. Learn more about biliary drainage, including how ...

THE preoperative diagnosis of gaseous cholecystitis has been comparatively rare, and in the absence of surgical or post-mortem examination, its detection is only possible by roentgenographic ...

Gallbladder or biliary sludge can cause stomach pain after eating, along with other symptoms, like nausea and vomiting. Treatment depends on the severity of the symptoms and the underlying cause. The ...

A new review article explores the pros and cons of five different interventional approaches to treating gallbladder disease -- a condition that affects more than 25 million Americans. More than 25 ...