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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

An endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography ... ERCP if you have recurrent biliary colic and cannot undergo gallbladder removal surgery or if a gallstone is stuck in the bile duct.