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 ...

The gallbladder removal procedure is complex, a minutes-long string of 17 tasks. The robot had to identify certain ducts and arteries and grab them precisely, strategically place clips, and sever ...

Cholecystitis is inflammation of the gallbladder. It usually occurs due to a bile duct blockage. Surgery to remove the gallbladder is the main treatment, but other options can help reduce pain and ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: In 2021, I drove to the hospital with chest and back pain. I was told that I needed an emergency surgery to remove my gallbladder. During the procedure, I suffered a heart rhythm ...

According to a recent study, gallbladder removal seems to affect the choice of metabolic fuels, as there are data suggesting ...

Surgical Robot Transformer-Hierarchy, SRT-H, performing gallbladder surgery on a pig cadaver. Credit: Juo-Tung Chen, Johns Hopkins University Almost a quarter of all surgeries in the United States use ...

The gallbladder removal procedure is complex, a minutes-long string of 17 tasks. The robot had to identify certain ducts and arteries and grab them precisely, strategically place clips, and sever ...