Yes, Original Medicare covers gallbladder removal surgery if a healthcare professional indicates the procedure is medically necessary. Doctors may refer to gallbladder removal surgery as ...

The gallbladder plays a quiet but critical role in digestion, and when this organ malfunctions, it sends specific distress signals that require attention.

Surgery is the most effective treatment for gallstones. Nonsurgical treatments are options if surgery is too risky. Healthy lifestyle changes can help reduce the risk of gallstones. Gallstones are ...

Stabbing pain after gallbladder removal can signal a complication. Examples of these include bile leakage or bile duct injury, retained gallstones, or post-cholecystectomy syndrome. The gallbladder is ...

Huntington Hospital reports performing New York’s first single-port robotic gallbladder removal. The hospital reports completing Suffolk’s first single-port thoracic operation. Single-port surgery ...

The painful spasms of a gallbladder attack often begin suddenly (sometimes after eating a fatty meal) and may last several hours. The attack is caused by one or more gallstones getting stuck in the ...

A robotic surgical system such as the one pictured here was trained by Johns Hopkins researchers to successfully perform lengthy gallbladder removal procedures without human help, according to a study ...

Rates of bile duct injury a year after gallbladder removal surgery were lower with laparoscopic procedures than robotic-assisted ones, a retrospective study of Medicare beneficiaries found.

Original Medicare (parts A and B) covers gallbladder removal surgery (cholecystectomy) if a doctor or another healthcare professional deems it medically necessary. Medicare Part A covers open ...