TORONTO — For patients with acute cholecystitis, CT is not yet accurate enough to go straight from a scan to a treatment plan, new research shows. "My personal hypothesis was that CT was going to be ...

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage (EUS-GBD) should be considered for patients with acute cholecystitis who are unable to undergo surgery, according to a recent clinical practice update ...

Case #3: A woman aged 65 years presented with right upper quadrant pain that had persisted for 12 hours. Examination revealed an obese patient with normal vital signs. The usual initial imaging test ...

Hispanic doctor using machinery in hospital Findings support continued use of ultrasonography alone to evaluate the severity of gallbladder disease in patients with obesity. Obesity is a risk factor ...

My 68-year-old father, diagnosed with cirrhosis, has a contracted gallbladder with a thickened wall on the latest ultrasound.

Crigler-Najjar syndrome (CNS) and Gilbert syndrome (GS) are rare autosomal recessive disorders causing unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia due to reduced ...