Cholecystitis is inflammation of the gallbladder. Doctors usually treat cholecystitis by surgically removing this organ, known as a cholecystectomy. Cholecystitis is inflammation of the gallbladder, ...

Laparoscopic cholecystectomies (endearingly termed "lap chole") are considered the bread-and-butter of general surgery training. We are told we must enjoy lap choles if we are to endure a career as a ...

In Medicare beneficiaries with varying levels of risk for adverse postoperative outcomes, the rate of bile duct injury is three times higher with robotic-assisted cholecystectomy than with ...

Although some studies conducted about the risk of cholecystectomy and cardiovascular disease, there was a limit to explaining the relationship. We investigated the short-term and long-term ...