As robotic cholecystectomy, also known as gallbladder removal, becomes increasingly common, researchers have identified higher rates of bile duct injury in robotic cholecystectomy compared to the ...

"Most people who get bile duct cancer are older, between 50 and 70. Some other liver or gallbladder conditions increase risk because they irritate the bile ducts. People with these may get bile ...

I've had to have six organs removed due to hemorrhaging from endometriosis: at 26, I had to have my gallbladder removed as well as part of my cystic duct. At 27, I had my uterus, cervix ...

The bile ducts move bile from the liver and the gallbladder to the small intestine where it helps digest the fats in food. Cancers can develop in any part of the bile duct system. Physicians in the ...

In cases of gallbladder remnants or cystic dump stump, the surgery is referred to as completion cholecystectomy. Managing Your Health and Diet After Gallbladder Removal After gallbladder surgery, long ...

Uncommonly, the source of bile leak can be the duct of Luschka (subvesical duct) that usually gets damaged while removing the gallbladder from the cystic plate. These leaks, however, stop ...

The abdominal US reveals an enlarged gallbladder with abnormal echoes within the gallbladder ... In such a case, the approach via the cystic duct might not be appropriate. If the attempt to remove the ...