For those experiencing unexplained upper abdominal pain, doctors recommend seeking medical advice instead of self-medicating ...

Most people with gallbladder polyps do not experience symptoms. Doctors usually discover the polyps incidentally on ultrasound or CT scans. Although some gallbladder polyps can develop into cancer ...

Albay is home to the first Endoscopy Unit with Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) in Bicol Region, Southern Luzon and Visayas. EUS ...

Elevated liver function tests can signal gallbladder disease. Ultrasound is the imaging method of choice for diagnosis. Surgical and gastrointestinal consultation should be readily available if a ...

The need for therapy seems justified by the high prevalence of occult gallstone disease in patients with IAP and the high false-negative rate of ultrasound and microscopic bile analysis for the ...

Outfitted with high-tech equipment, the goal of the $4.2 million Corewell Health training facility is to provide a realistic ...

To show what lengths I’ll go to for winter column fodder, I’ve turned to gallstones as both subject matter and a last gasp retirement plan. I speak not of human “stones,” made of bad cholesterol, but ...

An imaging test helps health care providers better understand what may be wrong with you so they can make treatment decisions or rule out certain health problems. There are many different types ...

Jan. 15, 2025 — Researchers have designed process that uses ultrasound to modify the behavior of cancer-fighting T cells by increasing their cell permeability. They targeted freshly isolated ...