Cholecystectomy (ko-luh-sis-TEK-tuh-mee ... It lets your doctor see your organs so he or she can do the surgery. The incisions leave scars that fade with time. Most people go home the same day. You ...

We believe that empiric cholecystectomy is a reasonable treatment option in such patients. The main clinical dilemma is how to treat a patient if there is only an increased suspicion for a biliary ...

In Medicare beneficiaries with varying levels of risk for adverse postoperative outcomes, the rate of bile duct injury is three times higher with robotic-assisted cholecystectomy than with ...