A research paper titled “Epidemiology of Gallbladder Cancer in India” published in the CCO journal reveals a worrying fact—India accounts for nearly 10% of the world’s total gallbladder cancer cases.

The most common cause of cholecystitis is gallstones. Less common causes include severe illness or infection, tumors, and injury or trauma. Cholecystitis is the medical term for gallbladder ...

He attributed the disease to genetics, diet and obesity, saying high levels of estrogen and ethnic background were other factors that could also contribute to gallstones development. Emenike said this ...

Researchers analysed data from the Epidemiological Study of Prostate Cancer (EPICAP), a population-based case-control study conducted in the Hérault department, France, between 2012 and 2013, to ...

The gallbladder is a small, pear-shaped organ in the upper-right abdomen. It stores and releases bile, which is a liquid the liver produces, to support digestion by helping to break down fats. The ...

A non-surgical procedure that uses shock waves to break up gallbladder stones has shown early promise bringing relief for some of the estimated 25 million Americans who have gallstones. The procedure, ...

The gallbladder—a small, vital organ nestled just below your liver—plays a crucial role in digestion by storing bile to help break down fats. However, when the liquid bile thickens or forms a crust of ...

Guwahati: A Guwahati-based hospital performed a pioneering “office telerobotic surgery” on Wednesday by conducting a gall bladder stone removal procedure remotely.Doctors said the patient was ...