University at Buffalo researcher Viviana Monje and colleagues awarded $1.2 million grant to study how popular aquarium fish ...

One of the main differences between the two is how the pain feels and where it’s located. Gallstone pain usually appears in ...

Pressure mounts after surgeries halted in pvt hospitals under Sehat Scheme Govind Sharma JAMMU, June 30: In Jammu, patients are facing a three-month-long wait to undergo gallbladder, appendix and ...

Gallstones are common (6% of men and 9% of women will get one over a lifetime) and are mostly composed of bile salts and ...

Nutritionist Olivia Haas suggests dietary changes for gallbladder health. She recommends foods to reduce pain and dissolve ...

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 bile salts and ...

ANSWER: Gallstones are common (6% of men and 9% of women will get one over a lifetime) and are mostly composed of bile salts ...

According to the World Gastroenterology Organisation (WGO), the most common types of gallstones are cholesterol stones ( accounting for approximately 80% of cases, and are primarily composed of ...

Surgery: Removal of the gallbladder (cholecystectomy) is the most common and effective treatment, usually done laparoscopically. Removing the gallbladder prevents recurrence since stones form ...

Methods From May 2000 to February 2009, we prospective treated 346 consecutive patients with gallbladder stones and CBDS with laparoscopic cholecystectomy and LCBDE.

These stones can vary in size from small grains to larger, pebble-like formations,” said Dr Hazarathaiah. According to a 2020 study, gallbladder stones impact 10-15% of adults in Western countries.