No one gives their gallbladder much thought, until it hurts. Gallstones are the top reason for this pain. For some people, gallstones go quietly undetected. For others, they make their painful ...

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 ...

Gallbladder cancer is a rare but serious type of cancer where abnormal cells in the gallbladder grow out of control. The gallbladder, a small organ under the liver, stores bile to help digest food.

Your gallbladder is a small organ below your liver that stores bile, a green-yellow liquid that helps your digestive system. When something is blocking the bile duct, such as a gallstone, pain can ...

Dr. McKenzie discusses gallbladder cancer risk factors, imaging signs and how surgery and lymph node evaluation impact outcomes. Dr. Shaun P. McKenzie sat down for a two-part interview with CURE to ...

Conditions affecting the gallbladder, such as gallstones, inflammation, and polyps, can cause back pain. These conditions often cause pain in the abdomen, which may radiate to the back. When a problem ...

Most people who undergo gallbladder removal, or cholecystectomy, experience no long-lasting symptoms after the procedure. But some people continue to have digestive symptoms after surgery, sometimes ...

Abdominal pain associated with gallstones does not always subside after the gallbladder is removed (cholecystectomy). Even five years after surgery, one-third of patients still experience persisting ...