A patient complaining of abdominal pain has normal liver enzymes and a gallbladder wall polyp (but no stones) on ultrasound. What further intervention do you recommend? Gallbladder wall polyps can act ...

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 ...

Your gallbladder may seem like a mysterious part of your body. What does it do, anyway? Until you have gallbladder pain, you may not even consider it much. The gallbladder is shaped like a pear. It's ...

A high-fat diet, obesity, and rapid weight loss can increase your risk of gallbladder disease. Gallstones—the result of an ...

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was recently released from the hospital after being diagnosed and treated for acute cholecystitis — a benign gallbladder condition. While acute cholecystitis ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I recently read an article about the over-the-counter erectile dysfunction cream called Eroxon. Do you have any thoughts on it? -- J.T. ANSWER: The company that makes MED3000 (Eroxon) ...

Polyps in the gall bladder are fairly rare - most gall bladder problems are caused by gallstones. As with gallstones, the decision whether or not to have the gall bladder removed depends on the ...

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 ...

1. Jill Duggar revealed she had surgery to remove her gallbladder, a common procedure that's associated with gallstones, one month after giving birth to her third child. 2. Common symptoms of ...

The gallbladder is a small organ that plays a vital role in digesting the foods you eat. You may need to follow a gallbladder diet if you have gallstones or if your gallbladder is inflamed or infected ...