The most common treatment for gallstones is removing your gallbladder. The gallbladder is not an essential organ, which means that you can live normally without one. It is a storage organ for bile.

Surgery is an evolving art, and over the last 2-3 years, interest in single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy (SILC) as a means of further reducing pain and improving cosmesis has been increasing.

Laparoscopy was one of the most significant surgical advances of the twentieth century and laparoscopic cholecystectomy has been recognized since 1987, when Phillipe Mouret performed the first ...

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.

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Playing calming instrumental music during surgery can help patients recover more quickly, according to a new study. “Music ...

People might attribute midnight bouts of chest pain or waves of nausea to food poisoning, stress or a stubborn case of ...

Acknowledging laparoscopic cholecystectomy as a gold standard for gallbladder removal in 1992 has started an array of trials to improve laparoscopic technique. Another issue was amelioration of the ...

Surgery is the most effective treatment for gallstones. Nonsurgical treatments are options if surgery is too risky. Healthy ...