“Cholecystectomy is a key procedure in general surgery, with approximately one million cases performed annually—of which 60 percent are performed in outpatient settings,” said Greg ...

Opens in a new tab or window Prophylactic antibiotics reduced surgical site infection incidence and readmissions in children undergoing cholecystectomy for uncomplicated cholelithiasis.

As robotic cholecystectomy, also known as gallbladder removal, becomes increasingly common, researchers have identified higher rates of bile duct injury in robotic cholecystectomy compared to the ...

This study, based on information contained in two Swedish databases, provides information on the preferred timing of cholecystectomy in morbidly obese patients undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.

In Medicare beneficiaries with varying levels of risk for adverse postoperative outcomes, the rate of bile duct injury is three times higher with robotic-assisted cholecystectomy than with ...

Higher postoperative complications and costs associated with robotic-assisted cholecystectomy remain barriers to wider adoption. While rates of bile duct injury were similar with robotic-assisted ...