Subtotal cholecystectomy (SC) is used too often out of habit rather than clear necessity as a bailout procedure to prevent bile duct injuries (BDIs) when a surgeon can’t get a clear picture of safety ...

Abdominal pain associated with gallstones does not always subside after the gallbladder is removed (cholecystectomy). Even five years after surgery, one-third of patients still experience persisting ...

Gallstone disease is responsible for about 1.8 million ambulatory care visits and more than 700 000 cholecystectomies yearly in the United States.1, 2 In Canada, the adjusted annual rate of elective ...