Gallbladder and Biliary Disease

Gallbladder and Biliary Disease News

Report Links Kidney Stones and Gallstones Once patients have had kidney stones they seem to have a heightened risk of gallstones -- and vice versa, according to a new study.
Reuters Health Information, October 17, 2011
Outcomes Best With Prompt Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy For best results, laparoscopic surgery for acute cholecystitis should be done within 48 hours of hospital admission, a Swiss team reports.
Reuters Health Information, August 16, 2011

What Are Surgeons Reading at Medscape? What were the 10 most-read articles of 2011?
Medscape General Surgery, December 28, 2011
Is CT Overused in Patients With Gallstone Disease? Commentary on a study on the frequency of CT use rather than ultrasound for the diagnosis of biliary tract disease, published October 2011 in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.
Medscape General Surgery, December 13, 2011

A Challenging Case of Gastric Outlet Obstruction
Journal of Medical Case Reports, January 5, 2012
Endoscopic Management of Postcholecystectomy Biliary Leaks
Frontline Gastroenterology, December 5, 2011
Bile Acid Retention and Antiviral Response in Chronic HCV
Journal of Viral Hepatitis, December 4, 2011
Biliary Tract Cancer: Management Strategies
Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, November 28, 2011
Exploring the Etiology of Mild Acute Biliary Pancreatitis
Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, October 19, 2011