Your doctor will discuss with you the risks of complications. Acute cholecystitis: This is the most common complication, and it occurs when the gallstone becomes impacted in the cystic duct. The bile ...

AFTER months of careful research, Jennifer Dootson started weight loss injections, hoping to end two decades of yo-yo dieting ...

A new study finds that ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) effectively dissolves gallstones in 60% of patients after sleeve ...

Acute pancreatitis is linked to increased mortality after hospital discharge, with the elevated mortality rate persisting for ...

1 Department of Surgery and Oncology, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, UK 2 Department of Colorectal Surgery, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, UK 3 Department of ...

Afferent loop obstruction (ALO) induced by gallstone ileus after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) is rare. We present a case of ALO after the Whipple procedure in a 62-year-old male with a rare cause of ...

Deborah Grayson, a top pharmacist and nutritional therapist, has warned that weight loss medication can cause an inflamed ...

Your gallbladder is located just underneath your liver and releases fat-digesting bile into the duodenum when you eat. There ...

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,” often advertised online, may include oil and ...

A dad who suspected he had gallstones or was constipated has tragically been told he has "weeks to a few months to live" - ...