Medically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MDMedically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MD Gallbladder sludge, or biliary sludge, is a ...

Approximately 700,000 patients in the United States have their gallbladder removed every year. Last July, 59-year-old Cindy Robinson was one of them. But unlike most other gallbladder surgery ...

Healthy fats may prevent surgery. Just as too-high cholesterol levels can lead to blood vessel-clogging sludge, they may also create painful gallbladder-plugging stones.

Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD A gallbladder cleanse or flush is a diet or product touted as a natural way to get rid of gallbladder sludge or gallstones. These “gallstone flushes ...

A new patented, ultra-specialized endoscope removes gallstones without the need to remove the gallbladder, too. For more than 100 years, the traditional treatment for the painful growths called ...

Open surgery, using a large incision, may be required if your surgeon discovers during a laparoscopic procedure that your gallbladder is infected or has hardened. This happens in 5 to 10 percent ...

gallbladder_TS_509992722 At 12 months, 21.2% of patients had developed de novo gallbladder disease. Clinicians can safely apply conservative management to bariatric surgery patients with ...

Many patients with gallstones and abdominal pain don't feel better after a procedure to remove their gallbladder, and a recent study suggests this surgery may not always be necessary. Treatment ...