A robot trained on videos of surgeries performed a lengthy phase of a gallbladder removal without human help. The robot operated for the first time on a lifelike patient, and during the operation, ...

A robotic surgical system such as the one pictured here was trained by Johns Hopkins researchers to successfully perform lengthy gallbladder removal procedures without human help, according to a study ...

Robotic-assisted cholecystectomy was tied to a 0.7% rate of bile duct injury that required definitive surgical reconstruction within 1 year compared with a 0.2% rate for laparoscopic cholecystectomy ...

Each year, approximately 2,000 people die annually of gallbladder cancer (GBC) in the U.S., with only one in five cases diagnosed at an early stage. With GBC rated as the first biliary tract cancer ...

CHARLESTON — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice underwent “routine and successful” gallbladder removal surgery Monday afternoon, his office announced by email Monday night. “Despite never having ...

After gallbladder removal, digestive changes are common as bile flows directly into the intestines. A temporary diet ...

Lurking half-hidden behind the lower edge of the liver, the pear-shaped gall bladder serves as a storehouse for an essential substance—the thick, greenish bile (or gall) that the liver manufactures to ...

When there’s a hole in any part of the bile duct, it can leak bile. This can occur during some procedures or due to injury. A bile duct is a tube-like structure that connects through your liver, ...