Lurking half-hidden behind the lower edge of the liver, the pear-shaped gall bladder serves as a storehouse for an essential substance—the thick, greenish bile (or gall) that the liver manufactures to ...

Dear Dr. Douma: I recently had a laparoscopic cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal) and at my follow-up exam the surgeon told me the pathology report stated my gallbladder was gangrenous. What could ...