Cholecystectomy No significant differences in surgical complication risk were seen in early or delayed cholecystectomy for acute cholangitis and acute cholecystitis. No significant differences in ...

The gallbladder is an expandable pear-shaped organ located beneath your liver. The gallbladder stores bile — a dark green fluid that helps your body digest and absorb food. Sometimes this process is ...

Acute cholecystitis is an inflammation of the gallbladder. The gallbladder is an organ that sits below your liver and helps your body digest fat. Cholecystitis can become very severe and in most cases ...

Acute cholangitis is diagnosed on the basis of the clinical features, supported by laboratory evidence of systemic infection. Imaging is helpful in revealing biliary obstruction and any underlying ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SAN DIEGO — Statin therapy decreased the risk for developing acute cholangitis among patients with primary ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers have found 36 cases of acute cholecystitis associated with the use of GLP-1 receptor agonists in the ...

The gallbladder is a small organ that holds bile from the liver and releases it into the small intestine to help with digestion. (1) When a gallstone forms, it can wedge itself in the ducts that ...

Is it safe to perform early laparoscopic cholecystectomy soon after an attack of acute cholecystitis, or is it better to delay the procedure? The investigators carried out a meta-analysis based on 5 ...

Acute cholangitis, also known as ascending cholangitis, is a serious disorder of the biliary system, which can be life-threatening, if left untreated. The most frequent reason of obstruction of the ...