Cholecystectomy or surgery to remove the gallbladder is the usual treatment for symptomatic gallstones. Dr Sunny Agarwal explains the surgery here. Gallstones are hard, pebble-like pieces of material ...

Gallstones are more common than you think — and often triggered by everyday habits. Here’s why they form, how to spot the symptoms, and when surgery becomes necessary (Image: Pexels) Cholelithiasis, ...

Nov. 7, 2003 — Daily ursodeoxycholic acid for six months was effective prophylaxis against gallstone formation after gastric restrictive procedures, according to the results of a randomized, ...

A coroner is demanding action from a hospital after four patients died in six months of complications from the same gallstones procedure. Carol Cole, 53, William Doleman, 76, Anita Burkey, 85, and ...

MOST authorities agree that cholelithiasis associated with diabetes mellitus has a more serious prognosis than cholelithiasis in the nondiabetic patient. The reason commonly stated to support this ...

Sligo Coroner Eamon McGowan outside Sligo Courthouse Pathologist Dr Clive Kilgallen leaving the Coroner’s court Sligo Coroner Eamon McGowan recorded a narrative verdict into the death of 51-year-old ...

Hard, pebble-like gallstones may range in size from a grain of sand to a golf ball. A person could have one large gallstone or lots of smaller ones inside their gallbladder. Gallstones affect about 10 ...

An MRI is an imaging test that creates detailed images of organs. It can help doctors detect conditions that affect the gallbladder, such as gallstones and gallbladder cancer. An MRI is usually a safe ...