Acute cholecystitis, characterised by the sudden inflammation of the gallbladder, is a clinically significant condition that demands swift diagnostic and therapeutic intervention. Laparoscopic ...

Just as laparoscopic surgery reduced the overall burden of surgery, it has been expected that using a single port for this commonly performed operation would result in further improvement. However, ...

Is early or delayed laparoscopic surgery the preferred treatment option for managing acute cholecystitis? The authors performed a meta-analysis based on 16 reports with a total of 809 patients treated ...

A new study published in Music and Medicine reveals that intraoperative music therapy significantly reduces the amount of propofol required during laparoscopic cholecystectomy performed ...

Robotic-assisted cholecystectomy was tied to a 0.7% rate of bile duct injury that required definitive surgical reconstruction within 1 year compared with a 0.2% rate for laparoscopic cholecystectomy ...

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.

The optimal use of robotic-assisted versus laparoscopic approaches for emergency gallbladder surgery is not well-defined. Rates of bile duct injury were similar with both surgical approaches, a large ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Robotic-assisted cholecystectomy correlated with a higher risk for bile duct injury and other serious ...