Surgeons have removed a gallbladder through a unique operation requiring only a single incision in the bellybutton rather than the traditional four incisions in the abdomen. Melanie Willhite, a ...

Northwell’s Huntington Hospital has announced two groundbreaking surgical achievements, solidifying its position as a leader in minimally invasive care. The hospital recently performed New York ...

DALLAS – Feb. 28, 2008 – UT Southwestern Medical Center surgeons have removed a gallbladder through a unique operation requiring only a single incision in the bellybutton rather than the traditional ...

DECATUR – HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital will now offer a robot-assisted surgery that will leave people scar free after gallbladder removal. Each year, more than a million people experience gallstone ...

Laparoscopic cholecystectomies (endearingly termed "lap chole") are considered the bread-and-butter of general surgery training. We are told we must enjoy lap choles if we are to endure a career as a ...

Cholecystitis is inflammation of the gallbladder. Doctors usually treat cholecystitis by surgically removing this organ, known as a cholecystectomy. Cholecystitis is inflammation of the gallbladder, ...