“Despite confirming appointments, patients often missed their slots due to personal or travel issues. To avoid wastage of resources, we will now book two patients. If both arrive, we will perform both ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: What advice do you have for the treatment of gallstones? -- N.W. ANSWER: Gallstones are common (6% of men and 9% of women will get one over a lifetime) and are mostly composed of ...

Depending on the size and composition of a person’s gallstones, there are different therapies available. The most common treatment for symptomatic gallstones is surgery.

Medically reviewed by Qin Rao, MD Gallstones are hard, solid deposits that form in the gallbladder, a pear-shaped organ in the upper right abdomen beneath the liver. When you eat, the gallbladder ...

Gallstones are solid lumps that form in the gallbladder when stored bile crystallizes. They are pebble-like and can be the size of a grain of sand or as large as a golf ball. Most of the time ...

Some people need to maintain a modified diet after gallbladder surgery. Follow this diet for effective gallbladder surgery recovery.

A significant drawback of gallstone dissolution therapy is the possibility of gallstone recurrence. Stones will recur because the gallbladder is left in place and the underlying cause of gallstone ...

Discover the serious yet rare side effects of Ozempic, including pancreatitis, thyroid cancer, gallbladder issues, kidney injury, and allergic reactions, plus expert insights.

Why Do We Need a Medical Option? The introduction of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the late 1980s revolutionized the treatment of gallstones. The short hospitalization, rapid convalescence, and ...

Gall bladder diseases are diseases that affect the gall bladder. Symptoms can include pain, nausea and jaundice. Gallstones and inflammation of the gall bladder are two types of gall bladder disease.