How effective is percutaneous cholecystostomy for managing acute cholecystitis? The authors of a study published in the American Journal of Surgery presented their experience with this procedure in ...

Acute calculous cholecystitis is inflammation of the gallbladder caused by a gallstone or biliary sludge that blocks the cystic duct. The blockage in the cystic duct causes bile to build up in the ...

Maiya Multispeciality Hospital, Jayanagar, successfully treated a 78-year-old male patient suffering from acute calculous ...

Surgical treatment for older adults with acute cholecystitis was associated with reduced readmissions and emergency department revisits. Patients in clinical equipoise had similar mortality rates, ...

Advances in gallbladder surgery are improving outcomes in high-risk patients, informs Dr. Anushtup De, senior consultant & head - general & minimally invasive surgery, Sarvodaya Hospital, Faridabad.

There is not enough evidence about how well this procedure works or how safe it is. This type of procedure can cause complications. But people with this condition would otherwise need to have a ...