While surgical removal of the gallbladder (cholecystectomy) is the standard treatment, some patients may not be fit for surgery due to various health issues. In such cases, endoscopic approaches ...

A common minimally invasive procedure known as Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) can be used to remove gallstones from the bile duct. During this procedure, a flexible tube ...

Doctors in New York have achieved a major breakthrough in abdominal surgery by removing a woman’s gallbladder through ... of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) and a ...

Her condition required a combination of advanced procedures: endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) for stent placement and laparoscopic cholecystectomy for gallbladder removal.