Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, MCP Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Chief, Division of Internal Medicine, Department ...

Background: The management of coincidental detected gallbladder polyps (GP) is still nebulous. There are few published data regarding their long-term growth. Objective of the present study was to ...

Bile duct and gallbladder cancers develop in organs deep inside the body, making them difficult to detect. Knowing the signs of these rare cancers may help with earlier detection. Gallbladder cancer ...

Gallbladder polyps are projections that protrude from the gallbladder wall into the lumen 1. Commonly detected during abdominal ultrasonography, these polyps are most commonly found alongside ...

Gallbladder cancer is a relatively rare cancer that’s usually diagnosed in an advanced stage. Symptoms often don’t appear until the cancer grows large or spreads. The American Cancer Society estimates ...

This study was written according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines 28. The study protocol was not registered. The research problem was based ...

Phantom gallbladder pain is commonly due to post-cholecystectomy syndrome. It occurs when symptoms around the gallbladder mimic cholecystitis pain but stem from a different cause. Post-cholecystectomy ...

Pain in the upper right abdomen may be an early sign of a gallbladder problem. A person may need gallbladder removal surgery if this pain worsens and other symptoms occur, such as skin yellowing and ...