Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, MCP Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Chief, Division of Internal Medicine, Department ...

Background: The management of coincidental detected gallbladder polyps (GP) is still nebulous. There are few published data regarding their long-term growth. Objective of the present study was to ...

This study was written according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines 28. The study protocol was not registered. The research problem was based ...

Bile duct and gallbladder cancers develop in organs deep inside the body, making them difficult to detect. Knowing the signs of these rare cancers may help with earlier detection. Gallbladder cancer ...

AJR: Recent multisociety guidelines that propose routine polyp surveillance with 2 mm size change as the basis for cholecystectomy are too conservative for clinical use “To our knowledge,” wrote ...

Choledocholithiasis is a chronic recurrent disease of the liver and the gallbladder, and is one of the most common diseases of the digestive system. In the West, most common bile duct stones form in ...

A high-fat diet, obesity, older age, and rapid weight loss can increase your risk of gallbladder disease. Gallstones are the ...

Gallbladder cancer is a relatively rare cancer that’s usually diagnosed in an advanced stage. Symptoms often don’t appear until the cancer grows large or spreads. The American Cancer Society estimates ...

You might not think about your gallbladder often. But if something goes wrong with this small organ, symptoms such as intense pain will likely catch your attention. Gallbladder disease is an umbrella ...

Gallbladder cancer can be deadly, particularly among those with a late diagnosis. Gallbladder tumors spread quickly and may affect the lymph nodes and liver. These and other factors contribute to a ...