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 ...

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Gallbladder disease refers to several conditions that affect the health and function of the gallbladder—a small, pear-shaped organ that plays an important role in the digestive system. The gallbladder ...

AJR: Recent multisociety guidelines that propose routine polyp surveillance with 2 mm size change as the basis for cholecystectomy are too conservative for clinical use “To our knowledge,” wrote ...

Doctors typically use different methods based on symptoms and medical history to test for gallbladder issues. These include physical exams, blood tests, ultrasound, and other imaging tests. In ...

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 ...

Dr. Keith Roach is a physician at Weill Cornell Medical College and New York Presbyterian Hospital. He writes an educational column on infectious diseases, public health and sports medicine. DEAR DR.