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.

Your gallbladder is located just underneath your liver and releases fat-digesting bile into the duodenum when you eat. There are several conditions that can affect your gallbladder, such as gallstones ...

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 ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I would like your opinion of probiotics. Do you think they would help with chronic diarrhea after having my gallbladder removed? — C.F.R. ANSWER: Probiotics are bacteria that are ...

You may have to take some precautions while caring for your postsurgical wound at home. This includes bathing guidelines. Gallbladder surgery is a procedure that removes your gallbladder. Doctors can ...

Pain relief with high-frequency, high-intensity transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) is comparable with intravenous opioids in managing postsurgical pain in patients who undergo ...

Robots trained by watching expert surgeons can now perform complex operations with little human help. This breakthrough is happening right now. For the first time, an autonomous surgical robot ...

SAN ANTONIO — People 60 and older who are excessively sleepy during the day may have more problems with memory and thinking after surgery, suggests a study presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY ® 2025 ...

He was previously fined for leaving a towel inside a patient. This is the fourth time in the last eight years his insurance has paid a patient.

Dear Dr. Roach: I would like your opinion of probiotics. Do you think they would help with chronic diarrhea after having my gallbladder removed? — C.F.R. Dear C.F.R.: Probiotics are bacteria that are ...