Most patients with an abnormal intraoperative cholangiogram at laparoscopic cholecystectomy undergo postoperative endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) to remove residual common bile ...

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 ...

October 11, 2007 (New Orleans) — Laparoscopic cholecystectomy performed on slightly younger, healthier patients in ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) is safe and significantly less costly than in ...

Among patients with possible common duct stones, removal of the gall bladder, compared with endoscopic assessment of the common duct followed by gall bladder removal, resulted in a shorter length of ...

IN recent years, surgeons who operate upon patients for biliary-tract disease have become increasingly aware of the significant role of obstruction of the common duct at the sphincter of Oddi. This ...

(HealthDay News) — For pediatric patients, laparoscopic cholecystectomy is associated with low complication rates and short postoperative hospital stays, according to research published in the June ...