Gallbladder surgery typically results in three or four small scars on your abdomen. These may disappear eventually, but you can take steps to help the healing process and minimize their appearance.

Gallbladder cancer surgery involves removing the gallbladder. There are several different types of this surgery. In some circumstances, removing the gallbladder may cure a person’s cancer. The ...

Surgery is the most effective treatment for gallstones. Nonsurgical treatments are options if surgery is too risky. Healthy ...

Rising use of weight loss injections may be linked to more gallbladder surgeries. Experts urge caution, deeper research and medical advice before choosing fast weight loss methods.

Pain relief with high-frequency, high-intensity transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) is comparable with intravenous opioids in managing postsurgical pain in patients who undergo ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 75-year-old male in pretty decent health, as far as I know. I had an ultrasound due to some lower abdominal discomfort. The ultrasound did not show any reason for the pain, ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 75-year-old male in pretty decent health, as far as I know. I had an ultrasound due to some lower abdominal discomfort. The ultrasound did not show any reason for the pain, ...

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 ...