Nancy Mitchell, a Glenelg Country School teacher, had her gallbladder removed in a new procedure last October and spent just one night atHoward County General Hospital. “I could get up immediately and ...

The results of a small surgical trial demonstrate that elective transvaginal cholecystectomies are safe and suggest that the evolution of natural orifice surgery is constrained only by the development ...

Laparoscopic cholecystectomies (surgical removal of the gallbladder) has been recommended by experts for pediatric patients suffering from gallstones and other gallbladder diseases. "We are refining ...

Rates of bile duct injury a year after gallbladder removal surgery were lower with laparoscopic procedures than robotic-assisted ones, a retrospective study of Medicare beneficiaries found.

BALTIMORE – After less than 30 minutes of surgery, Dr. Gina Massoglia removed Caren Eckwerth’s gallbladder by squeezing it out through a tiny incision in her belly button. A colleague followed with ...

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a minimally invasive procedure for gallbladder removal, and one of the most common surgical procedures worldwide. While the procedure has a very high success rate, 1 in ...

UCLA researchers have discovered an optimal way to image the bile ducts during gallbladder removal surgeries using a tested and safe dye and a real-time near-infrared florescence laparoscopic camera, ...

Gurgaon (Haryana) [India] November 11: Miracles Healthcare, a premier multi-specialty healthcare provider, is setting new standards in innovative medical treatment with its advanced laparoscopic ...

So you think that little video camera in your closet is a marvel of miniaturization? Imagine trying to stick it through your navel. In what has become common procedure, doctors are performing surgery ...

Santiago Horgan, MD, chief of minimally invasive surgery at UC San Diego Medical Center, who performed some of the gallbladder surgeries, agrees that the trial has provided the necessary evidence. "We ...