Gallbladder cancer is a rare and often aggressive malignancy that develops in the tissues of the gallbladder — a small, pear-shaped organ located beneath the liver. The gallbladder stores bile, a ...

Chemotherapy is often an effective way to treat gallbladder cancer, prevent it from spreading further, and improve overall survival. Capecitabine is a chemotherapy drug often used for this purpose.

Rob, diagnosed with stage 4 gallbladder cancer, participated in a clinical trial at MSK for zanidatamab. He now has no evidence of disease, and the drug has been approved by the FDA. He is shown here ...

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, MCP Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Chief, Division of Internal Medicine, Department ...

Gallbladder cancer and cholangiocarcinoma are both biliary cancers. They can cause the same symptoms, but causes and treatments can differ. Gallbladder cancer is cancer of the gallbladder, while ...

Gangrenous cholecystitis, or gangrene of the gallbladder, happens when severe inflammation due to cholecystitis leads to tissue death. Gangrenous cholecystitis — also known as gangrenous gallbladder ...

Dear N.W.: Gallstones are common (6% of men and 9% of women will get one over a lifetime) and are mostly composed of bile salts and cholesterol. The goal of treatment is to reduce symptoms and the ...

Cholangitis and cholecystitis are two conditions that share some similarities but have different causes and symptoms. Cholangitis affects the bile ducts, while cholecystitis affects the gallbladder.

Researchers at Tezpur University have identified unique blood-based markers that can differentiate gallbladder cancer cases, ...