Santiago Horgan, MD, chief of minimally invasive surgery at UC San Diego Health System, was the first surgeon in the U.S. to remove a gallbladder through a patient’s belly button, according to a UCSD ...

Gall bladder removal is commonly done through a few tiny incisions and several laparoscopic tools, but Dr. Jerry Stirman at Rex Hospital can do the procedure with one tiny incision in the belly button ...

OU Medical Center Edmond is the first hospital in the state to offer a single incision gall bladder removal utilizing the daVinci Surgical System. This advanced surgical technique recently was ...

WCA Hospital, the region’s leader in health care, recently celebrated the one-year anniversary of its robotic program. The only hospital in the Southern Tier to perform the newest advancements in ...

SHEFFIELD — Some patients leaving Dr. Wesley Desselle’s operating room won’t look like they’ve had surgery. Jennifer Edwards can be reached at 256-740-5754 or jennifer.edwards@Times Daily.com.

Recovery from gallbladder surgery is usually quick and has few complications. You can live without a gallbladder while making some changes to your diet or lifestyle. Gallbladder removal surgery ...

Gallbladder adhesions happen when scar tissue develops around your gallbladder after surgery or an episode of inflammation. Gallbladder adhesions are bands of scar tissue that form on your gallbladder ...