Patients must understand that these therapies might not prevent future attacks of pancreatitis. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the procedure of choice for IAP induced by occult gallstone disease ...

Acute gallstone pancreatitis: Beyond the immediate discomfort, untreated gallstones can pave the way for more serious health issues, including gallstone pancreatitis. Gallstone pancreatitis occurs ...

Nestled beneath your liver, the gallbladder is a small organ that stores bile, a green-yellow liquid that helps your ...

One of these initially received EST, but subsequently HJS was performed because of recurrent pancreatitis 6 months later. For all six children with gallbladder sludge, EST and endoscopic ...

Pancreatitis is a serious condition that can cause severe abdominal pain and digestive problems. Common causes include gallstones, heavy alcohol use, high levels of fat in your blood, and smoking.

died of sudden pancreatitis — when the pancreas, part of the digestive system, becomes severely inflamed. While the condition is usually caused by heavy alcohol consumption and/or gallstones ...

Based on the severe inflammatory infiltration of the pancreas, we made a diagnosis of acute necrotizing pancreatitis (Fig. 4). We diagnosed the inflammatory infiltration of the gallbladder wall as ...

Vision loss, thyroid tumours, kidney problems, gallbladder issues and pancreatitis are some of the concerning side effects ...

Although rare, a person can simultaneously experience problems with both the appendix and gallbladder. Appendicitis describes inflammation of the appendix, a small finger-shaped organ on the right ...