Recovery from gallbladder surgery is usually quick and has few complications. You can live without a gallbladder while making some changes to your diet or lifestyle. Gallbladder removal surgery ...

A robotic surgical system such as the one pictured here was trained by Johns Hopkins researchers to successfully perform lengthy gallbladder removal procedures without human help, according to a study ...

(Boston)—Each year, approximately 2,000 people die annually of gallbladder cancer (GBC) in the U.S., with only one in five cases diagnosed at an early stage. With GBC rated as the first biliary tract ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - Gallbladder removal and hernia repair are among the most frequently performed general surgeries in the U.S. Now these procedures are being transformed by robotic-assisted surgery, ...

Gallbladder removal, or cholecystectomy, is a common procedure performed to treat gallstones, inflammation, or other gallbladder-related issues. The gallbladder stores and releases bile, which helps ...

While rates of bile duct injury were similar with robotic-assisted cholecystectomy and laparoscopic cholecystectomy among adults receiving acute care surgery, the robotic-assisted approach was ...

Plainview Hospital has completed its 1,000th robotic surgery, performed by a team of trained robotic surgeons. The surgery, which involved a gallbladder removal, was performed in August using the Da ...

ST. PAUL, Minn., July 9 (UPI) --Efforts to train robots to perform certain kinds of surgical procedures without human help have reached a "critical milestone" with successful gallbladder removal ...

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 ...