ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS

This study tested whether a less invasive procedure could be used instead of surgery to treat acute gallbladder inflammation. Researchers performed gallbladder drainage using an endoscope (a flexible tube with a camera) on 30 patients who would normally have surgery. The goal was…

This study compared two surgical techniques for removing difficult gallbladders to see which is safer. Researchers tested whether starting surgery from the top of the gallbladder (fundus-first) reduces the risk of damaging bile ducts compared to the standard approach. The trial i…

This small, completed study tested whether adding a specific type of acupuncture (GB34) to standard medical treatment could help patients with mild gallbladder inflammation. It involved 30 hospitalized patients and measured if the acupuncture reduced their pain, lowered their nee…

This study aimed to understand how emergency surgeries, like for appendicitis or gallbladder issues, affect babies when performed on pregnant women. Researchers observed pregnant patients and their newborns to collect information on outcomes, comparing different surgery types and…