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 for gallbladder cancer is generally more successful if the cancer hasn’t spread beyond the gallbladder, if the tumor is small, and if the cancer cells look more like gallbladder cells (less ...

If someone is hospitalized for a painful gallbladder attack, new research suggests that surgery probably shouldn't wait. Doctors may typically hold off on operating until gallbladder inflammation has ...

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 ...

Whether doctors can cure gallbladder cancer depends on how far it has spread. If the cancer has spread beyond the gallbladder, treatments may not cure it, but they can prolong a person’s life and help ...

Surgery is not always necessary for gallstones but may be needed depending on symptom severity and/or the size of your ...

Gallbladder removal surgery, also called cholecystectomy, is one of the most common surgical procedures performed worldwide to treat gallstones, inflammation, or bile duct obstructions. While this ...

1. Jill Duggar revealed she had surgery to remove her gallbladder, a common procedure that's associated with gallstones, one month after giving birth to her third child. 2. Common symptoms of ...

SANTIAGO, Chile, Sept. 12 (UPI) --Surgeons in Chile performed a pioneering gallbladder operation with the support of the MARS platform, a system that combines precision robotic technology with ...

Gallbladder removal, or cholecystectomy, is a common procedure performed to treat gallstones, inflammation, or other gallbladder-related issues. The gallbladder stores and releases bile, which helps ...